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Since when do animals kill for fun?
I thought only we humans were 'evolved' enough for this.
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Actually there have been cases of animals that kill other creatures for no discernable reason (food, protection, competition etc). Dolphins being amongst them. |
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Re: For anyone who thinks animals aren't intelligent...
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Actually there have been cases of animals that kill other creatures for no discernable reason (food, protection, competition etc). Dolphins being amongst them.
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Well in Islam we believe all animals are sinless so to our untrained eyes they may appear to kill for no apparent reason but whatever that reason is, it can't stem from evil.
That trait I'm afraid, lies with we humans alone.
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Asallamu 'alaikum wa rahmatulLahi wa barakatuh
... And jinn. They have free will like us and were created for the same reason.
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09-22-2007, 05:13 PM
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Re: For anyone who thinks animals aren't intelligent...
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Since when do animals kill for fun?
I thought only we humans were 'evolved' enough for this.
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You would be wrong, at least insofar as you are suggesting animals are "simple" in their behaviour. Animals are known to kill things without intending to eat them, and they are also known to fight and wrestle for "play." It is frequently how young mammals excercise and hone their hunting skills -- by playing with their siblings. You could decide that animals were a priori incapable of "having fun" and come up with different explanations for those behaviours, but I think it's pretty clear that animals share a lot of behaviours and emotions with humans, and are pretty complex in their own right.
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Re: For anyone who thinks animals aren't intelligent...
A snake attacking and devouring another snake:
YouTube - KING COBRA VS RAT SNAKE
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Re: For anyone who thinks animals aren't intelligent...
animals are dumb.
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Pfffft. WhatEVER. I bet *you* couldn't swallow a ratsnake whole. 
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Okay, these are worm parasites that take over a snail's brain and make it expose itself to predators so that the the infected parts can get eaten and the worms can infect new hosts.
YouTube - Zombie snails
Wrath of Khan, anyone? 
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WHAT IS THAT THING?!!!!!!!!
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It's a ceti eel. 
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I share the same sentiments as her. The bloody hell ???? Yuck. Ew.
The first video you posted was pretty amazing, although I was rooting for the lions. We have plenty of buffaloes to spare. :P
Octopuses gross me out with the tiny little circle things on their tentacles, yuck. 
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Okay, these are worm parasites that take over a snail's brain and make it expose itself to predators so that the the infected parts can get eaten and the worms can infect new hosts.
YouTube - Zombie snails |
thats so cool
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The first video you posted was pretty amazing, although I was rooting for the lions. We have plenty of buffaloes to spare. :P
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I'm just used to thinking of buffaloes (and other pack animals) as sort of scared and stupid (and, frequently, scared stupid). It was pretty ridiculous to see a couple of them run off...
and then come back with this posse that proceeded to beat the living daylights out of a pride of lions. 
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Re: For anyone who thinks animals aren't intelligent...
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Wrath of Khan, anyone?
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I met a girl the other night who said she couldn't sleep without something covering her ears because of this thing hahah. (She wasn't geeky at all either - what was she doing watching Wrath of Khan?)
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I met a girl the other night who said she couldn't sleep without something covering her ears because of this thing hahah. (She wasn't geeky at all either - what was she doing watching Wrath of Khan?)
Anyway, I'm off to search for more cool animal standoffs.
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Please report back with the information you have gathered, captain! 
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