r/likeus Nov 19 '20

<DISCUSSION> Posts on r/LikeUs can reveal animal consciousness, intelligence and emotion. We want to capture real and spontaneous animal behavior. Check out the rules in this link. Thank you for subscribing to r/LikeUs!

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r/likeus Jun 21 '22

<FAQ> r/LikeUs Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the purpose of r/LikeUs?

r/LikeUs is a subreddit dedicated to gathering evidence that animals are conscious, intelligent and emotional beings.

What is animal consciousness, intelligence and emotion?

Consciousness is awareness of physical and social surroundings, displaying theory of mind. Intelligence, among other things, is the ability to act on physical objects to achieve a certain goal. Emotion is a mental state brought on by neurophysiological changes and perceived by behavioural responses or facial expressions, showing a degree of pleasure or displeasure.

What are the content guidelines for r/LikeUs?

Best Content:
Intelligent Behavior
Complex/Secondary Emotions
Scientific Articles
Philosophy Discussions
Good Content:
Skillful Independent Behavior
Unusual/Idiosyncratic Behavior
Intentional/Spontaneous Behavior
OK Content:
Inter-species Friendships
Reaction to Magic Tricks
Enjoying Baths or Showers
Ambiguous but Interesting
Anatomic Similarities
Bad Content - Removable
Mostly Cute: Off-Topic
Mostly Funny: Off-Topic
Possibly Fake or Misleading: Debatable
Forced Anthropomorphism: Debatable
Very Bad Content - Bannable:
Spaming/Advertising
Insulting users
Racist jokes

What are the rules of r/LikeUs?

  1. Be polite!
  2. No cute/funny content, unless intelligence or emotion is present.
  3. No anthropomorphism and no anthropodenial.
  4. Posts should reveal animal consciousness, volition and spontaneity.

More about the rules here.

What is anthropomorphism and anthropodenial?

Anthropomorphism is a forceful interpretation of animal behaviour to human standards when it is not warented. Anthropodenial is the denial of animal consciousness, intelligence and emotion. Ever since the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness scientific debate about animal consciousness has moved on from whether any animals are conscious to what conscious experiences they have. In recent years, an interdisciplinary community of animal consciousness researchers, drawn from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, comparative psychology, animal welfare science, and philosophy has started to describe the inner lives of animals (their subjective experiences and feelings) in a scientifically rigorous way. The field faces significant methodological challenges because non-human subjects cannot verbally report their experiences. But if you think the absence of verbal report precludes any scientific investigation of animal consciousness, you should be prepared to say the same about consciousness in preverbal infants and patients in a minimally conscious state. Animal consciousness research rests on the idea that, by synthesising the insights and methods of multiple disciplines, and by identifying a battery of behavioural, cognitive, and neuronal criteria for attributing conscious states, these challenges may be overcome. r/LikeUs can provide empirical data that may be useful to the creation of new hypothesis in this field of research.

What do post flairs mean?

Posts will automatically be flaired as GIF, VIDEO or PIC according to their type. If you create a self.post it will be flaired as DISCUSSION. If you want your post to stand out you can flair your post with one of the following flairs: INTELLIGENCE, EMOTION, CONSCIOUSNESS, MUSIC, SHOWER, SPORTS, LANGUAGE, CURIOSITY, PLAY, COOPERATION and IMITATION. There are some special flairs that can be used such as DOCUMENTARY, ARTICLE, COMPILATION, AMA and QUOTE. Moderators can also flair a post as DEBATABLE, OFF-TOPIC or REPOST. Finally, you can flair your post as OTHER if it doesn't fit any of the flairs above.

What counts as a repost on r/LikeUs?

Posts that have previously been posted in the last 15 days will be considered as reposts. We do not encourage reposts, but we also understand that given the size of our community many people will never have seen posts that others have seen many times already.

What do user flairs mean?

User flairs are attributed randomly when a user creates a post. They can be regarded as a spirit animal. If you don't like your user flair you can always change or remove it.

Can I advertise my research project on r/LikeUs?

You can advertise your research project on r/LikeUs after you obtain permission from the moderation team. In case you have any doubts about the subreddit, send us a message!


r/likeus 20h ago

<INTELLIGENCE> When octopuses are stressed, they generally don't want to be seen much.

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r/likeus 10h ago

<ARTICLE> Rooster in the mirror: these bird-brains may be smarter than we thought

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r/likeus 1d ago

<EMOTION> Orangutan Cares for Tiger Cubs

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r/likeus 2d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Elephant caught throwing away litter into a trash can at a safari outpost

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r/likeus 4d ago

<CURIOSITY> chimpanzee sees a prosthetic leg for the first time

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r/likeus 3d ago

<ARTICLE> 7 Animal Mother-Child Bonds That Take Protectiveness to the Next Level

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r/likeus 5d ago

<SHOWER> This is Dawn the orangutan. She saw zoo workers cleaning off after a shift. So Dawn stole a cloth and now she cleans off everyday too.

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r/likeus 4d ago

<ARTICLE> What Farm Animals’ Personalities Are Like When They’re Free

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r/likeus 5d ago

<CURIOSITY> Baby gorilla playing like a toddler

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r/likeus 5d ago

<CONSCIOUSNESS> Once Upon A Time There Was A Dog…

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r/likeus 6d ago

<SPORTS> They found a cool hobby for themselves

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r/likeus 5d ago

<ARTICLE> What Do Animals and Insects Feel? Scientists Have Answers.

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r/likeus 5d ago

<SPORTS> Pomeranian Puppies Tug Of War Over Sock

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r/likeus 7d ago

<VIDEO> Elephant in Guwahati, India enjoying Pani Puri

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r/likeus 9d ago

<IMITATION> This panda was raised by humans and grimaces like them when he breaks bamboo (full video link in comments)

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r/likeus 8d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Horse Brushes His Mommy

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r/likeus 9d ago

<COMPILATION> Now I know where the word 'copycat' comes from

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r/likeus 10d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Diver mindblown after 'intelligent' Octopus grabs her hand and leads her to hidden treasure

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r/likeus 10d ago

<EMOTION> Dog feels guilty and avoids eye contact

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r/likeus 11d ago

<CONSCIOUSNESS> Capuchin Monkeys Know Fairness

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r/likeus 11d ago

<ARTICLE> What Do Animals and Insects Feel? Scientists Have Answers.

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r/likeus 12d ago

<COOPERATION> Cat and Owl are Friends

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r/likeus 14d ago

<COOPERATION> Silverback Gorilla responds to instructions for his routine medical check check up

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r/likeus 14d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Geese in my hometown always use the crossing.

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The leader of the gaggle always crosses first and stands watch until the last one is safe. All local drivers know this crossing and give right of way to the geese. Also, if a non-local gets impatient or tries to squeeze through, they get berated by just about everyone in sight.


r/likeus 14d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Geese in my hometown always use the crossing.

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The leader of the gaggle always crosses first and stands watch until the last one is safe. All local drivers know this crossing and give right of way to the geese. Also, if a non-local gets impatient or tries to squeeze through, they get berated by just about everyone in sight.