Amazing Animals: what do you know about them?

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AMAZING ANIMALS... ALL OF THEM!

What do you know about these animals?

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Everyone agrees that some animals, with whom we share our homes, especially dogs and cats, are intelligent and capable of admirable behaviour. A well-balanced person wouldn’t dream of intentionally harming these animals that, we all know, get attached to the humans that treat them with care.

… cows have a good memory and recognise other animals from the herd and the humans that spend time with them?

… octopus are able to learn and keep a memory?

... fish work together to define the better way to survive?

... sheep recognise other sheep they’ve previously met, even if they only see their profile?

... crabs never fight with a neighbour and protect themselves mutually against intruders, even if this implies an added danger to the animal that is not being attacked?

... horses communicate a lot through sounds, each meaning a different emotion and intent?

… turkeys like to have their feathers stroked, to sing melodies and to have human friends?

… pigs dream and like to play with balls and to get a massage?

… chickens worry about the future and their knowledge evolves from one generation to the other?

... a geese chooses its partner for life and does not abandon him if he is sick or hurt, even if the rest of the flock leave?

... goats have a sense of humour?

… rabbits suffer with solitude?

... ducks have regional accents, just like humans, and city ducks have higher voices while country ducks have mellower, calmer voices?

... bees can tell the members of their family from the other inhabitants of the hive and dream of flowers?

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The information on this page corresponds to the latest scientific discoveries in the field of the cognitive capacities and sentience of non-human animals. The source was a site by our friends at Associação Animal, a Portuguese animal welfare organisation.

The original site is no longer available but you can instead go to the UK site of Compassion in World Farming for a wealth of information. Click on the image to visit the site!

But what about other animals? Do they have less sophisticated behaviour? Are they less deserving of protection and respect? For example, did you know that...

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