knowing p. 114

8/7/2015

Knowing

"Stella once teased me that elephants are more superior because they feel more joy and more grief than apes."

"Right now I would give all of the yogurt raisins in all of the world for a heart made of ice."

Can animals be sad, depressed, lonely, bored, or jealous? Are these human emotions that we project on them? Is it convenient for us to believe that animals don't feel the same way that we experience pain, sadness, grief, or joy? Why?

If you do feel that animals feel genuine emotions what implications might that have? Do all animals feel these emotions or is this ability connected to intelligence? What evidence has led you to this conclusion? Read this article about the brain of a killer whale to give you some insight.

I have included a link to koko.org. It is an article and video about a San Francisco gorilla, Koko, that can communicate through sign language and it shows her reaction to the news that her good friend Robin Williams had died. Have your views on animals feeling emotions changed?

24 Comments

Aidan

2/14/2018 02:47:51 pm

YES

Bryony D.

4/1/2019 12:10:41 pm

Animals can have the same emotions and/or feelings as humans because no matter what we are we are still alive and we still have a heart.

Trey H

4/1/2019 12:12:55 pm

all animals have feelings because for example if a animal is trapped it can cry.

Jack M

4/1/2019 01:28:01 pm

toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo short

Lily. Y. O

4/1/2019 12:23:46 pm

Yes I think they have feelying because anything that has a heart has feeling. In the artical it says that animals are almost like human they can breath and think just like us. That is why I think they have feelings.

4/1/2019 12:33:25 pm

Animals can have the same emotions and/or feelings as humans because no matter what we are we are still alive and we still have a heart. To prove this In the book Ivan said that he did not like his cage and he also he said he was ''bored''one night and that is an emotion.

4/1/2019 01:27:26 pm

toooooooooooooooo short

Brian L.

4/1/2019 01:07:57 pm

As a gorilla they have mostly the same feelings as humans in the book ivan knows how to take care of ruby so in real life gorillas like koko know what to do with humans they are really alike because they do mostly the same things just that gorillas cant talk they can learn how to use sign language.

Jack m

4/1/2019 01:27:01 pm

too short

Brian.L

4/8/2019 09:03:19 am

As a gorilla they have mostly the same feelings as humans.In the book ivan knows how to take care of ruby so in real life gorillas like koko know what to do with humans they are really a like because they do mostly the same things , just that gorillas cant talk when koko sees the professor he is very excited but a few monthes later the professor dies i think that koko is very sad because she played with the professor a lot and she liked him i can relate to ivan when stells dies.I
dont think that koko should get better respect.

James Blanchard

4/1/2019 01:12:08 pm

No, I have always known that.

4/1/2019 01:20:01 pm

always known what?

4/1/2019 01:18:54 pm

Yes, animals can be sad, happy, bored etc. or just like have emotions, because like in the Koko video when Robin Williams came Koko loved it because it was the first time Koko smiled in over 6 months. And gorillas can be sad because in the koko video when robin williams died Koko was very sad like an example was his quivering lip and the sombering after he heard the news. Also like in the Ivan book Ivan was sad when Stella died too. Stella was sad when she saw Ruby coming because she knows what she will have to go through and it is not good.

4/8/2019 08:37:14 am

I also think animals are sad because they show it with there expressions like quivering and showing very sad emotions.

Bryony D

4/14/2019 05:12:46 pm

tooooooooooooooooooooo short

ChristianG

4/7/2019 06:12:15 pm

Yes animals also have feeling, I know this because in the video with Koko and Robin Williams they were playing with each other and koko was very happy that she was laughing just like Robert Williams. Also when koko wanted to be tickled she did something to let him know that she wanted to be tickled. Also they have feelings because they are living things like us.

4/8/2019 09:19:28 am

Jordan L

4/8/2019 08:38:22 am

Yes, I think animals have feelings just like humans. I know this because when Koko was playing with Robin Koko was smiling just like Robin. Another example is when Robin died you could tell that Koko was sad. In the book it also says that gorillas are just like humans.

Jonathan C

4/8/2019 09:04:47 am

all of the animals have emotions. when human to animals reactions the animal they can feel the emotion on the type of tone or expression on the voice. on the video the guy had a sad expression on what he said. they even have emotions with out humans. when ivan was take captive the first time he was scared. so animals have many emotions

BlakeS

4/8/2019 09:05:55 am

He promises to get Stella back to her home so she is not in the mall and animals have the same emtions as humans

Blake S.

4/8/2019 09:22:59 am

He promises to get Stella back to her home so she is not in the mall and animals have the same emotions as humans he is going to try to get Stella out of the cage that they are in because it is not a good place to be I think this because no animal or person would want to be in a cage .

Quinn B.

4/8/2019 09:23:49 am

Animals can be sad, happy, bored, and jealous because when Robin Williams came Koko loved him. It was the first time that Koko was happy in 6 months. Gorillas can be sad because when robin williams died Koko was sad. Also in the Ivan book Ivan was sad when Stella died too. Stella was sad when she saw Ruby come in the cage at the place they stayed in and she knows what she will have to go through later in her life. In Ivan, it is clear that all animals have emotions like humans.

James.w

4/11/2019 11:15:10 am

I think animals can be sad.I think this because in the book Stella died because Stella was injured ,Mack,Bob,Ruby was sad that stella was gone

4/14/2019 05:51:33 pm

Gorilla's have emotions just like humans, because they are living things and we all have feelings. Koko the gorilla uses sign-language to express her feelings to her peers. Sometimes Koko feels happy, sad, joyful, playful, angry, thirsty, hungry, depressed, lonely or bored. I don't think humans project their feelings onto other animals, I think animals feel that way all on their own with the life experiences that they encounter. It is convenient for humans to believe/or ignore that animals have feelings and emotions, so they can continue to treat them the way they do, and not feel guilty about it.

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