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Emotions of Animals: 11 Marvelously Photographical Reasons That Prove Animals Have Feelings Too
Animals experience the same types of emotions that humans do, however they have a seriously hilarious way of showing them.
Emotion is simply characterized by experiencing a particular physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Emotions are the primary indicators of a humans well being and often affect out daily activities.
An interesting aspect of the psychology of emotions is that humans have mirror neurons that enable us to recognize what other peoples facial expressions mean in the context of the emotion.
Perspectives on emotions from the evolution theory were initiated in the late 19th century with Charles Darwin’s book The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. “Darwin’s original thesis was that emotions evolved via natural selection and therefore have cross-culturally universal counterparts.”
Animals undergo emotions that are quite comparable to our own. In recent years, research has become readily available which expands prior theories of animal speech, cognition and use of devices. Emotions arise in the “mammalian brain, or the limbic system, which human beings share in common with other mammals as well as many other species.”
Research suggests that canines can experience negative emotions in a parallel manner to people, including the equivalent of certain chronic and acute psychological conditions. They can often feel like they really are human; taking on certain household tasks and enjoying the same types of amenities that we take pleasure in, like television and TiVo.
Cats display a range of emotions stemming from happiness, aggravation and affection. Other feline behavior is attributed to suspicion, frustration and even vengefulness. These little guys are highly intelligent. They have a certain degree of cuteness which can overpower a human by many lengths. Screaming and crying usually always gets them what they want.
Polar bears can experience emotions of embarrassment and shame. However, they are also extremely lovable with each other. Often times, they will sleep in a loving embrace with their spouse or child.
Elephants, like human, often share a strong sense of family and death. Each elephant has its own unique set of personalities which may include feelings of happiness, sadness, and disappointment.
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Squirrels are usually very clever and persistent animals. They are often referred to as pests in local neighborhoods since they are often found digging in flower pots or stealing seeds from the bird feeder. In my opinion, I think their devious attitudes toward humans are often learned from mirroring other naughty squirrels. They find it extremely funny to annoy us.
Rodent emotions provided the first early evidence of theories about human behavior or nature. They are highly intelligent and experience both pleasure and pain, much like humans do.
Images from Flickr.com, Funnyartpictures.com, Funnypostcards.com, The Fuzzy Squid
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Great article. I do believe that dogs can sometimes take on human traits. We are often amazed out the things our dog does and the expressions he makes.
These are some of the cutest photos! The elephant using the commode and the dog doing yoga are my favorites. Not to mention some very good info!
How cute!
Excellent job with your article, Lauren.
What an enjoyable article. Some of the pictures made me chuckle! Great collection, Lauren!
great!,I love the picture of CAts,, and cute animals there..
keep it up..
MC
Thanks for the comments everyone. I think my favorite pic is the one of the polar bear with his paw over his face. It’s so adorable.
Bravo!!! What a spectacular collection of pictures. You are so right. I know my dogs and cats pick up on my emotions and all have their own emotions from their own personality too. The second pic should be a dog after your own heart. I like them all so much I simply cant pick a favorite.
What is the rodent the lady holding up in the last set of pictures?
I think it’s a wombat. I really fat one.
Once again very informative and great work. I am a huge animal lover and pretty much everything you wrote about I agree with. I believe all living life forms in some way or another can feel emotions. Also very cute pictures!
wow,love those pictures,just the right stuff i needed to see,thanks for the happy read and wonderful photos
Thanks for the comments everyone. This one a load of fun to write.
Nice pictures, great article. I like the Squirrel drinking Coke.
on this subject my mums budgey seems to show feelings like when im angry at something it will come out of its cage and try to comfort me by being very quiet and just genarally cute but when im happy it goes nuts and sings its heart out. funny sometimes how we can take ourselfs as being the only creture to show emotion when quite clearly were not
I’m dying laughing. The one where the elephant looks like it’s sitting on the potty… I can’t stop giggling. And the first one with the puppy’s face shoved against the kennel, too cute. Augh, good article.
Nice pics. I like the one of the kitten standing in one corner with it’s paws raised. It looks so cute. It must have been hard for the photgrpaher to get a pic of a kitten in that sort of position. At first I came up with the theory that the picture was flipped, then I realised that a flipped picture would leave no space for the human pointing the finger to be.
I agree with you, Lauren. I have dealt with animals my whole life and have seen many emotions including embarrassment.
This is a great article and I love the pictures.
Great work!
I have seen both sides of the situation being a dog and cat owner. My cat copper reminds me of the one on Shrek. She opens her big brown eyes and tilts her head to look as cute as possible. The only thing she’s missing is the robin hood hat and boots. He He
Awesome! I especially love the kitten with the finger pointed at him! Great photos and article.
Pictures are great. I feel warm nd fuzzy!
I loved this article. I learned a lot of things that I never thought about before. Not only that, but the animals in the photos are adorable. Thanks so much for sharing.
Take Care,
Kiki Stamatiou (Joanna Maharis)
Beautiful and tender article,explaining us a terrestial side of mother nature´s wonders.
Awesome!!! LOL
I love this one, especially Chef Canine… lol!
-M
great article, i loved the polar bears, the one with the hand over his face, brilliant.
good work,
cheers,
denus
Bravo! Brilliant article, hilariously cute pictures!
yeah leo the squirrel was cool
nice photos. I now once prove that animals are people too! Wow!