Do animals use the same "emotional tones" as Humans?: Philosophy Forums

Do animals use the same "emotional tones" as Humans?

jsawvel
Assistant Professor

Usergroup: Members
Joined: Jan 25, 2009

Total Topics: 109
Total Posts: 273

Posted 10/11/09 - 04:01 PM: Subject: Do animals use the same "emotional tones" as Humans?	#1
I was just thinking about music and wondering why certain tones or chords make you feel a certain way, and figured its probably because of language. So, I got to wondering, do some other animals associate the same tones or chords with the same feelings we do. I swear I have heard my dog make a "worried" noise, or a "happy noise." Do animals use some of the same tones we do when expressing emotion?

Cheshire
Aspect

Usergroup: Members
Joined: Jun 12, 2009

Total Topics: 16
Total Posts: 715

Posted 10/11/09 - 09:38 PM:	#2
Animals use some of the same tones when expressing emotion to us. Among cats I've read there is very little meowing used to communicate. The cats tend to communicate more with facial expressions, posture, etc. However, when the cat has a complaint for you it will often be a cats attempted imitation of human tones; a meow. Edited by Incision on 10/12/09 - 08:16 AM. Reason: spacing after commas
Or not.

Tired
Aspirant

Usergroup: Members
Joined: Oct 12, 2009

Total Topics: 1
Total Posts: 31

Posted 10/12/09 - 01:15 AM:	#3
It depends on the animal. If the animal has some level of intelligence, because it thinks, therefore it is. Communicating such a level of intelligence is often limited based on its physical and evolutional constraints. So yes, they can depending on the animal. I am saying that certain animals are more intelligent than others and are capable to communicate to us in recognizable ways based on our higher understanding of intelligence.

Sorry, you don't have permission to post. Log in, or register if you haven't yet.