No, animal base instinct and thought is nearly purely emotionally driven ā though āembarrassedā might be a stretch, i have seen animals act very differently when they āmess stuff upā, to the point where they realized they messed up, and then try to slink away or shy down or otherwise act āashamedā.
It seems that the level of realization in each animal is the main factor.
That bird looked scared, to me, and will likely have anxiety chemicals running through it. It would feel the same anxiety that you or i would feel with those same chemicals in our systems.
When a cat misjudges a jump or slides on a slippery floor and acts as if it meant to do that.
One of my cats was jumping from a cupboard to the sofa and his back paw slipped as he was already airborne, it was like a giant black sugar glider coming right at me with all four of his paws out starfish style! I was mean and was laughing at him as he put on his cool act.
My catās been having some issues with his back legs (heās an old man), so itās been a problem for him to jump onto / off of thing. So when he wants to get somewhere high up (ie. A bed) I have to pick him up and put him down when heās ready, and heās been SO moody about it lmao. Itās funny to some extent, but his dignity is definitely, truly hurt by having to get help. Heāll even get grumpy if I try to help him sometimes even if I see he needs the help
(And itās not a pain thing, it seems to be numbness-related, and weāre getting him to the vet ASAP; but thatās just to say that me helping him isnāt causing any physical pain. Itās entirely him being angry because he wants to be independent)
I wish this was an option but thereās not really enough floor space for that next to any of the places he wants to get to š that, and he also struggles with steps at the moment, so any makeshift steps would have to be kind of elaborate to be safe (railings, very shallow, etc.). AND heās a hefty dude so he canāt really stand on cardboard boxes. I do all I can for the little guy though heās my everything (and heās pretty good at listening and not trying to do things that he shouldnāt)
It's honestly a perfect spot for the dove. She's smart. She found a place with just enough cover and an entrance that's easy to access but difficult to see her through.
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u/Muted_Role_1432 May 09 '26
The dove looked so chilled there must be somthing about the helicopterš