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Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

No they aren't, I've seen them kill themselves in the most dumb way for no reason except them being mindless automata. Heard the same about cows. Goats are pretty smart btw.

Update: instinct-driven is really good description of them

[–] Peruvian_Skies 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Cows recognize and respond to their given names (and sometimes even nicknames used by specific people) and have best friends. They are very far from stupid. They're lovely and charming animals. It takes a lot of cognitive dissonance for me to continue eating beef after spending some time at a dairy farm.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Peruvian_Skies 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That was really fun to watch, thanks! Cows seem to be a lot better at ball sports than emus.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Because emus have only known war.

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