Do animals have feelings to?

i would say yes, because they have some emotions that are seeimingly the same as humans. maybe not ALL the emotions that humans have but there are some shared ones. like dogs, dogs get excited when you come home, and they get angry at times too.

 

True, but is that because it's actually happy, or because it recognizes you? But it's true what you say.

 

Yes animals have feelings just becuse they can't talk don't mean they can't have feelings/emotions.;0)

 

Well, of course they have feelings. They have complex neurological systems similar to our own that are capable of logic, so there's no doubt.

 

I LOL very much.

Sadness is an emotion, pleasure is a physiological response to stimulation, loyalty is a behaviour; none of these are feelings.

Haven't heard this one before. parrots are certainly able to use language, but to the extent that they're actually communicating on they're own volition (and not cues when with a trainer or owner) and understand what they're saying is another matter.

This is an emotion, not a feeling.

This is just behavioural aggression, not a feeling.

 

I really think most of the animals have feelings (except for insects and spiders), even though they are not as smart as humans (though I believe humans are not by far the smartest species in the universe. I believe that there are other species that are way smarter then us, but not on Earth)

If you look at pinguins. Once they found there partner, they stay with them forever, and they help each other when one is in danger. You could call this "love", or an animal form of love. But of course, you could also see this as protecting the one who is giving you babies, and maybe it's just a way of surviving, but heh, you can't look in the head of a pinguin, can you?

I guess dogs are the best example of emotions. I have a dog, and I know her very well. When my dog is sick, or has to go in the car, I can see by the way she looks and acts (ears are in her neck, her eyes look sad etc.) that she is afraid or feels fear for the car. On the other side, when we go to the forest and let her run freely, she shows emotions like joy and such. I can also see this by the way she acts (I can it in her eyes, I can't really explain that).

All animals know fear, and there instinct is to run away, or to fight.

Apes are the animals that have emotions that look the most like humans. I believe this is because we are merely the evolution of these apes.

I could go on, but this is what I think.

 

That's just pair bonding, not love. While monogamy is certainly a sexual behaviour among other animal species, the attachment style is simply an evolutionary mechanism to ensure the survival of offspring. Two parents are better than one, so they do their best to ensure each other's safety so as to increase the chance of survival of the offspring.

 

yes...they feel things...like pain, happiness...sadness,joy

i would know..my cats are bi polar

 

Cats can't be diagnosed with mood disorders. Again, you listed emotions, feelings come from a subjective theory of mind and are reflective.

 

I would say yes, they do have feelings.
Considering some animals have personalities, like with dogs or cats,some days they can be playful,meaning they are happy i suppose,which is a emotion.
I dont really know but I would think that they do infact have feelings.
Mammals atleast.

 

Yes they have feelings.

But they lack a soul MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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What's the difference?

Yes but there's no definitive consciousness to imply a reflective aspect to these emotions. Therefore they can't be feelings.