Self Portrait
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Posted by on 03/28 at 03:18 PMNiiice!
Great to see animals themselves do art.
Funny thing is, I saw a little dog on AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS take markers on a customized mini-table, and draw doodles on the paper (while sitting up)! I wish knew where I put that video (or if I can ever find it on the net somewhere) . . .
Posted by John Cassidy on 03/28 at 09:49 PMIf that isn’t some kind of “training” trick (which I doubt), it is the most convincing evidence I have ever seen for abstract thinking in animals. Astounding.
Mind you, there is a big difference between drawing a picture of yourself and designing dual-core processors, discovering calculus, and writing Hamlet, so I’m not one of the “See?! Animals are just as smart as us!” crowd.
Still, it’s impressive.Posted by on 03/29 at 08:37 AMIt might have been trained, but it would still require a level of intelligence do to this. Let alone an attention span many humans lack.
Posted by on 03/29 at 11:08 AMHow do they know it’s a self-portrait? It could be a drawing of one of the other elephants.
Posted by on 03/29 at 01:02 PMIt could be. It looks like a baby elephant n the picture
Posted by on 03/29 at 03:12 PM
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