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Animal Minds

2021/11/26
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The episode begins with a discussion on whether humans can understand animal emotions, featuring a story about a church filled with animals being blessed, raising questions about what animals might feel during such rituals.

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In this hour of Radiolab, stories of cross-species communication.

When we gaze into the eyes of a wild animal, or even a beloved pet, can we ever really know what they might be thinking? Is it naive to assume they're experiencing something close to human emotions? Or is it ridiculous to assume that they AREN'T feeling something like that? We get the story of a rescued whale that may have found a way to say thanks, ask whether dogs feel guilt, and wonder if a successful predator may have fallen in love with a photographer.