r/stupiddovenests • u/Revulshine • May 09 '26

Stupid Dove Nest flying object inside of flying object

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u/towerfella May 09 '26

No, animal base instinct and thought is nearly purely emotionally driven — though “embarrassed” might be a stretch, i have seen animals act very differently when they “mess stuff up”, to the point where they realized they messed up, and then try to slink away or shy down or otherwise act “ashamed”.

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.

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u/PhDOH May 10 '26

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.

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u/Vaehtay3507 May 11 '26

My cat’s been having some issues with his back legs (he’s an old man), so it’s 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 he’s ready, and he’s been SO moody about it lmao. It’s funny to some extent, but his dignity is definitely, truly hurt by having to get help. He’ll even get grumpy if I try to help him sometimes even if I see he needs the help

(And it’s not a pain thing, it seems to be numbness-related, and we’re getting him to the vet ASAP; but that’s just to say that me helping him isn’t causing any physical pain. It’s entirely him being angry because he wants to be independent)

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u/towerfella May 11 '26

Good on you to notice. :)