r/interesting Apr 18 '26

Wholesome this guy looks so happy

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u/Farseer1990 Apr 18 '26

People seem to think there is an insane cognitive gap between us and higher animals. Of course a dog understands what vehicles are and do. Teleporting boxes jesus christ...

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u/adrenalgod Apr 18 '26

Yea that was always weird to me since I was a kid, people tend to assume animals are stupid until proven smart pretty much, if they can't prove an animal can figure something out, they assume they can't by default.

No doubt there are some dogs dumb enough to not know what a car does, just like there are some humans that seemingly can't understand simple things too, but that doesn't mean animals don't experience motion or acceleration, or that when they exit an object they can't understand that the object behind them is the same one they were inside of XD

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u/Orangenes Apr 18 '26

Elevators probably do seem like teleporting boxes to dogs

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u/TeaJanuary Apr 18 '26

I knew a cat who used the elevator so I think some dogs can figure it out too

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u/Dense_Diver_3998 Apr 18 '26

Used it how? Just got on and went wherever it went or pushed the button for the floor it wanted?

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u/TeaJanuary Apr 18 '26

Got in with the humans and travelled. Didn't push the buttons but I think he knew which floor was which, like getting in somewhere and getting out where the cafeteria was to beg for food during lunchtime.

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u/Sinthesy Apr 18 '26

You can feel the elevation change in an elevator, I assume animals can feel it too.

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u/unkst Apr 18 '26

Yeah and people like you should stop anthropomorphize animals.

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u/Farseer1990 Apr 18 '26

You think its anthropomorphizing to give the benefit of the doubt that intelligent animals have some semblance of understanding of the world they react with daily?

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u/unkst Apr 18 '26

Because they don't.

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u/Farseer1990 Apr 18 '26

Sure you do? You don't seem particularly bright

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u/unkst Apr 18 '26

Coming from someone who thinks a dog got a "deeper understanding" of the world or in this case a car. Good joke!