Do Farm Animals Have Feelings?

摘要

Anyone who's owned a dog or cat knows that animals have personalities, and even a casual observer of nature eventually realizes that animals have their individual nuances. Flocks of starlings often grace the skies in flowing 3-D patterns that could be construed as art. But even these little birds, that seem to play a continuous game of follow the leader, are acting as individuals. They are each making rapid, independent decisions about their movements. The ubiquitous crow is the banner bird for using its brain for every one of its actions. Crows also produce a cacophony of sounds that have all the earmarks of something being said; we just don't know their language.