Re: OT - Can Animals Think ??? ... You Betcha, Kemo Sabe!!!

Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> I have always disagreed with "Just a dumb animal"


Right On, Roger!

IIRC, the word 'dumb' used to mean 'unable to speak', as with a deaf person who had never heard
anyone talking and thus had never learned to use spoken language.   'Dumb' is NOT the same as
'stupid', but in any case I don't think most animals (sheep, chickens & foamers being the excep-
tions) are either 'dumb' or 'stupid'.

Check out the books 'How to Speak Dog'  by Stanley Coren and 'King Solomon's Ring'  by Konrad Lorenz when you get a chance!

- Roosso



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2015 08:17PM by Russo Loco.