libellule said:
Sqrl said:
As Rocketpig pointed out there is a substantial amount of evidence that they are in fact self aware. And in fact there is evidence they are also aware that other dolphins and even humans have individuality. They believe that Dolphins actually have names for themselves and other dolphins, which if true definitely shows awareness of both self and others. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article714144.ece Some have even speculated that Dolphins have creative and artistic abilities as well: http://www.earthtrust.org/delrings.html And as some of you may or may not have heard they are regarded as the only other species that engages in sex for fun : http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web1/eberdan.html (note that the primary subject of this link is not recreational procreation of Dolphins, aka you might have to read a bit) |
==> you should take care about these datas because they are very complex to analyse. They are mainly based on human interpretation (the one about Art...). But you know, I believe every superior mammalian is able to recognize his sister/brother/father/mother/friend/foe. I m not sure the fact to "have a name" is an important point : u can recognize people even if u dont name them using ur language. I believe monkey also do sex for fun (bonobo) |
I really think you underestimate the importance of a name.
To realise that you need a name is to ponder "I am".
To realise that you and your species need names is to ponder "We are".
Those concepts seem trivial to us but that is the absolute foundation of self-awareness...if not its definition.
