Response to learning about animal intelligence: I watched a couple of videos and articles focusing on dogs and their intelligence in relation to humans. The first video I watched was on dogs telling time and how they are a lot more aware and knowledgeable about our schedules. One example from the video that stood out to me was how everyday around 4 pm the dog knew the mom comes home then, and the dog knew the dad comes home around 5. So around 4:40, 20 mins before the dad was coming home the dog would look out the window and wait and he knew it was the dad at 5 because the dog picked up on the scent. To change this pattern, on the moms way home she now went to put on the dads t-shirts and spread them around the room, making the dog think he was already home. The dog believed this and now at 4:40 the dog doesn’t look at the window and stays dozing because he got tricked into thinking the dad was already home. Overall I learned a lot about dogs and another video compared the oxytocin released in both dogs and humans and looked deeper into brain scans. (update) Following this I also did research on butterflies and their ability to navigate their way through the world.
thesis option: Animals just along the side of humans have the ability to grow and navigate through this world with room for growth and improvement. Before getting here we need to adapt into a secure and working body through the process of evolution and growth. Along with this we need the ability to navigate ourselves into future directions that will lead us to experiencing new things in life.