Endowing Animals with Human Emotions…

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deer and cat love

Another beautiful animal-related repost for the day, below is a beautiful quote by Frans de Waal, from “Are We in Anthropodenial?” — succinct but illuminating in its eloquence:

“To endow animals with human emotions has long been a scientific taboo. But if we do not, we risk missing something fundamental, about both animals and us.”

the bull who cried

h/t Blue Lips
Images: animal love image & bull crying image sources unknown



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