• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    That’s just not true. Most of them simply aren’t interested in communicating with humans, they just care about the reward

    That’s what made Koko special. She was interested in communicating with humans, and her conversations were wild. It got existential

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      1 day ago

      You have a severe case of anthropomorphizing animals plus a stark lack of education on animal behavioral sciences. You have zero idea what you’re talking about.

      Koko’s “conversations” were gibberish that the scientists conducting the experiments interpreted with extreme bias. They wanted there to be meaning in what the gorilla was doing so they over-interpreted it as if there was. It was a heavily flawed experiment.

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        Bullshit. You just don’t speak any animal language

        I can tell you what a dog is thinking at any given moment. They’re so expressive I can dictate it in real time. They tell you where and how they want to be pet, they can understand time and remember names

        Koko was barely special. She spoke a form of sign language, and she enjoyed interspecies communication enough to devote time towards it. That’s what is rare

        Do you understand how much more they’ll have to say when we crack their language? Because it’s coming

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            1 day ago

            LMAO okay then. My comment will age like wine, your’s will age like milk

            Meet back in 5 years?

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              K bud. Go back to school. Take it from someone who focused on animal health and behavior during their degree path in wildlife conservation. You’re full of shit.