I watched the video on how dogs can smell cancer. I chose this video because my dog got diagnosed with lymphoma cancer two summers ago. Whenever I see my dog, I think she is the smartest creature in the world. In the beginning of the video, the narrator talks about how dogs can sense when humans are going to go for a walk sometime even before the human knows they are going to go for a walk. The narrator says that dogs are masters of reading body language, like a sixth sense, and they use this skill to do many things, such as sense when their human is going for a walk. The narrator then goes to talk about how dogs are able to read a human’s body language and even smell the chemical nature of cancer in a person. In the video, a woman’s dog randomly began acting lethargic when the dog was normally full of energy. This behavior from the dog led to the woman getting a biopsy on a lump that was considered benign. They found cancer in the lump, which was promptly removed, and the dog was full of energy again. The video then showed how dogs can be trained to detect cancer.
Thesis:
The intelligence in other animals has proven to be near the level of humans, and in some instances surpasses human intelligence. Animals have the capability to do things that even humans can’t readily do. This intelligence possessed by other animals will be valuable in humanity’s progression towards the future.