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Elephants are also highly intelligent animals. Point is they are still animals. I think we, as a society, need to respect all living lifeforms on this planet. There is a saying that you can judge a society by how well it treats the weak, vulnerable, and most easily forgotten. I <3 animals.
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Very interesting --- I think we will be surprised at just how many other lowly animals are deserving of 'personhood' as science progresses to the point where such things are better understood.
I love Dolphins, and have been up close and personal with them, if anyone has swam with the dolphins, you would know just how intellignet they are. Dolphins have always been known to be very fast learners. The baby Calves stay with there Mothers for years, getting all the training that they can to help them on there own. They do communicate with each other. The Dolphins they say have been known to help helpless Humans from the Great White
They have saved humans from drowning They are just remarkable, and fun, and smarter then some people i do know. And yes they do learn new ideas and concepts pretty darn fast, it is very exciting to watch them. Are they smarter then humans, i don't know, Dolphins are also known to protect each other. I think they are smarter then some people.
Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”.
Studies into dolphin behaviour have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees.
How smart can they be? They never evolved far enough to grow feet and walk on land yet, much less develop the opposable thumb. but this is encouraging news, maybe eventually these same scientists will classify an unborn child as “non-human persons". So there's that.
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