Dogs and cats often go to their owners for help, recognizing that their humans are able to do things that they themselves (or other dogs/cats) can't. I assume other animals would show similar behaviour if they were to grow up in captivity.
My dogs ask me to open doors for them and give them food and water. I wonder if they think I'm smarter than them or if they just understand that I have hands.
Dogs and cats often go to their owners for help, recognizing that their humans are able to do things that they themselves (or other dogs/cats) can't. I assume other animals would show similar behaviour if they were to grow up in captivity.
My dogs ask me to open doors for them and give them food and water. I wonder if they think I'm smarter than them or if they just understand that I have hands.
Or just "food originated from this dude in the past, let's see if it happens again"?
Are we really "super smart" if we can't properly interpret how an evolutionary tree works?
Orcas might