“If you record the conversation of tourists and you record the conversations of herders who sometimes hurt elephants and then you play it through a hidden speaker, the elephants ignore the tourists, but they bunch up and flee in fear from the conversations of herders. They put different kinds of humans in different categories. They know what’s going on. They know who their friends are, they know who their enemies are, and they know who their family members are.”
A quote from an incredible TED talk by Carl Safina, entitled, “What Animals Are Thinking And Feeling, And Why It Should Matter.” Link below.
There is a lot in this TED talk that I love, but here are two things in particular.
1. Carl doesn’t hesitate to point out our speciesism.
2. Carl encourages us to trust our gut instincts when we attempt to understand how animals are feeling.
What display of animal language, communication, or empathy, are you fascinated by? Let us know in the comments!
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Carl Safina – What Animals Are Thinking And Feeling
