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veganftaofficial.bsky.social
Animals are sentient and intelligent beings that deserve our love and respect 🙏🙌

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#animals #animalintelligence #intelligence #animalrespect #animallove
September 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
500ways.bsky.social
Check out this weird short post about the world's worst oblivion at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-oblivion ( #oblivion, #oblivious, #animals, #pets, #poet, #WilliamBlake, #poetry, #animalCruelty, #cruelty, #animalIntelligence, #empathy, #empathetic)
September 26, 2026 at 1:29 AM
nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist.”

We so under-estimate non-human animals
#AnimalIntelligence
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:47 PM
edengk.bsky.social
These Animals OUTSMARTED Humans! 😂🧠🐾 #shorts #animalmoments #smartanimals #animalintelligence
YouTube video by AfroCinematic
youtube.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
nasrene41.bsky.social
The Animal You're Eating Has More Brains Than Your Smartest Friend
#OctopusRights #MarineLife #SaveOctopus
#AnimalIntelligence
#MarineBiology
#AnimalRights
#UnderwaterWorld
#CephalopodLife #OceanLife
#MarineConservation
#PlantBased #GoVegan
#OceanProtection #SaveMarineLife
#IntelligentAnimals
April 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
handle.invalid
#crows #AnimalIntelligence
February 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
arty-san.bsky.social
Can an #octopus be self-aware? They're highly intelligent.

Video of a mirror test in the wild.

Results? Inconclusive, but the bright clear video is a treat.

#animalintelligence #intelligence #consciousness #selfawareness #nature #animals #marinelife #reef

youtu.be/9DcytnIOcSU?...
First Footage: Wild Octopus Recognizes Itself in Mirror?
YouTube video by Tom Gruber
youtu.be
March 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
donflan.bsky.social
I swear these turkeys literally waited for the walk sign! #statenisland #birds #birding #birdsseenin2025 #animalintelligence This is Hylan Boulevard, one of the island’s busiest thoroughfares!
January 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ericmeleney.bsky.social
Things get interesting when we start teaching animals to talk to us, and one of the first questions is “Why can’t I remember my dreams?”

#AnimalCommunication
#TalkingAnimals
#Dreams
#AnimalIntelligence
#MindMysteries
#CuriousCreatures
#ThoughtExperiment
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM
veganftaofficial.bsky.social
Poppy fue rescatada de la industria de los lácteos. Ahora es muy feliz al lado de sus amigos y familia en daisyfields_sanctuary (IG) 💚🐑

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#sheep #animalintelligence #lamb
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
#AnimalIntelligence #AnimalSentience

The future is going to wonder just how we refused to acknowledge it for so long

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wild fish can tell humans apart when they dress differently, study finds
Researchers say study, which involved training bream to follow a specific diver for treats, could change the way we treat fish
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
gaspingenemyofgod.bsky.social
#Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Heron #AnimalIntelligence #ToolUse #NatureIsAmazing #WildlifePhotography #BirdWatching #Animals #Science #NextLevel #NatureLovers #ViralVideo #AmazingNature
June 19, 2026 at 9:16 PM
nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
#AnimalSentience #AnimalIntelligence

The more we look, the more we find. Why do we keep acting surprised?

phys.org/news/2025-08...
For apes, out of sight isn't out of mind: Bonobos can mentally track multiple members of their social circle
A series of hide-and-seek experiments with a bonobo named Kanzi shows for the first time that apes can mentally keep track of multiple familiar humans at once, even when they are out of sight.
phys.org
August 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
ferl67.bsky.social
Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

#Science #Octopuses #AnimalIntelligence #Research
Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see
Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like...
www.sciencedaily.com
June 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
contemprainn.bsky.social
Apollo This African Grey parrot and Dalton his human Dad Apollo can identify objects and materials by name
#AnimalIntelligence #SundayThoughts
October 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
humanechoice.bsky.social
If any of the above has surprised you — repost our content to share your knowledge and we'll continue posting facts that will grow your appreciation for farmed animals. 🐾

#SentienceinAnimals #AnimalIntelligence #AnimalRights #Veganism #AnimalAgriculture #AnimalWelfare #Vegan #PlantBasedLiving
April 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
drgdavidson.bsky.social
In case you missed it: www.bbc.com/news/article... #SmartBirds #AnimalIntelligence #UniversityofCambridge @leverhulme.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social
Wild birds 'remember' where and when they find food - BBC News
Blue and great tits are "opportunistic foragers" and exhibit "episodic-like memory", a study shows.
www.bbc.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
dragonhawk-1.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Vu4eo...
Smartest Animal moments caught on camera #animalmoments #smartanimals #animalintelligence #animals
YouTube video by AfroCinematic
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September 23, 2026 at 10:21 PM
nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
"Third-party imitation exists outside humans, allowing for rapid adaption to group specific behaviors and possibly cultural conventions in parrots"

Yes, let's just abandon human exceptionalism as a far better starting point for understanding the world

#AnimalIntelligence
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Macaws learn by watching interactions of others, a skill never seen in animals before
One of the most effective ways we learn is through third-party imitation, where we observe and then copy the actions and behaviors of others. Until recently, this was thought to be a unique human trai...
phys.org
September 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
veganftaofficial.bsky.social
The “mirror test” has been used to assess some cognitive skills associated with intelligence in species other than humans, and individuals of fish species have passed it. 🐟

Find out more ⬇️
https://veganfta.com/blog/2026/07/02/can-a-fish-pass-the-mirror-test/

#fish #cognition #animalintelligence
July 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
johanlind.bsky.social
Our results (theoretical & empirical) have consequences for how we can understand #animalintelligence & evolution of language, thinking, and culture. Here presented in a hot off the press Trends in Cognitive Science paper:

www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

#culturalevolution
2/n
Screenshot of paper abstract
February 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
romanpiso.bsky.social
#Discover #Animals #Bird #Birds #Raven #Lifestyle #AnimalIntelligence #SmartBird #CleverBird #Crow #Crows

www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
‘Uncannily Smart Behavior’: Netizens Are Mind-Blown by a Raven Stacking Cookies for Easy Transport
Four cookies, one system, and a bird that solved the problem before flying away
www.yahoo.com
May 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
iunify.bsky.social
Dolphins can literally triangulate their thoughts!

#dolphin #dolphins #triangulate #vesicapiscis #universalgeometry #consciousness #mind #animalintelligence #unify
July 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
fun-facts.bsky.social
Pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors, a sign of self-awareness! 🐦🪞 #AnimalIntelligence #BirdFacts #UniqueNature
November 18, 2024 at 7:18 AM