Interesting article

[drumcrush]

Reptile Emotions - Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (http://vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/reptile-emotions#.Uo5IYn-9KK1) interesting article I found, doing my normal reptile google searches haha

[kwhitlock]

Pretty interesting stuff! Iguanas especially, my friends sister used to have some years ago and they were only enjoyed being handled by her, and the other one used to let you stroke it but if you tried to pick it up or anything, it would attack you! Say that article has some truth!

[Mikoh4792]

Not this again... haha.

[drumcrush]

Pretty interesting stuff! Iguanas especially, my friends sister used to have some years ago and they were only enjoyed being handled by her, and the other one used to let you stroke it but if you tried to pick it up or anything, it would attack you! Say that article has some truth!
Yeah, reptiles are just fascinating that way, I just wish I would know what they were thinking:p
Not this again... haha.

Lolol

[poison123]

Not this again... haha.

Haha. I'm thinking the same exact thing.

That whole article is pretty much just an opinion. No facts or proof that I can see that are proving reptiles have emotions.

[formica]

interesting read, shame they stuck to fairly vague areas of discussion, and didnt include any biochemistry/neurotransmitter info, which is the basis of all emotions. an animal doesnt need to be able to explain ''feelings'' in complex and abstract ways, in order to feel many of the same emotions we do.

The only significant difference I can think of, relates to the way we reproduce, our offspring needs significant support for many years, and so we need to form long term bonds in order for this to be successful....of course our big brains mean that we come up with all sorts of abstract concepts to describe this biological process...most of which are based on idealistic nonsense instilled by the likes of Disney and Jane Austin :wacky:

[poison123]

interesting read, shame they stuck to fairly vague areas of discussion, and didnt include any biochemistry/neurotransmitter info, which is the basis of all emotions. an animal doesnt need to be able to explain ''feelings'' in complex and abstract ways, in order to feel many of the same emotions we do.

The only significant difference I can think of, relates to the way we reproduce, our offspring needs significant support for many years, and so we need to form long term bonds in order for this to be successful....of course our big brains mean that we come up with all sorts of abstract concepts to describe this biological process...most of which are based on idealistic nonsense instilled by the likes of Disney and Jane Austin :wacky:

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused:

[formica]

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused:


just being synical and jaded, true love, soul mates, prince charming and happily ever afters are obviously factual realities, so just ignore me :D

[drumcrush]

just being synical and jaded, true love, soul mates, prince charming and happily ever afters are obviously factual realities, so just ignore me :D

Yeah, I wasn't originally quit sure where you were going with that haha

[poison123]

just being synical and jaded, true love, soul mates, prince charming and happily ever afters are obviously factual realities, so just ignore me :D

It actually seemed like useful info. I'm basing that off the fact that I didnt understand it lol.