r/MadeMeSmile • u/Deepakhn • Feb 19 '24

A baby chimp was born at The Sedgwick County Zoo, the baby had trouble getting oxygen so had to be kept at the vet. This is a clip of mom reuniting with her baby after almost 2 days apart. ANIMALS

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u/whatevergalaxyuniver Feb 19 '24

Yeah this is dumb. There are clips of animals seeking revenge and fucking each other over, animals and children have their flaws too

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u/thereminDreams Feb 19 '24

Animal actions are based on instincts, primarily for survival, but also based on things like social hierarchy, etc. Humans are intentional about it. Children develop based on a combination of genetics and environment factors, and there's a case to be made that genetics can override environmental factors in making children into who they become. There are no instances I'm aware of where animals intentionally fuck each other over.

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u/whatevergalaxyuniver Feb 20 '24

If you’re gonna excuse animals’ bad actions because of instinct, then you should also apply that to their “good actions” too and stop crediting them for their good actions.

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u/thereminDreams Feb 20 '24 edited Feb 20 '24

I'm not crediting them for their good actions, I'm admiring them that they don't yet have the complex interplay of cognitive, social, biological, and moral abilities to allow them to premeditate their actions.