Should we be De-Evolving?

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I cannot belive that animals kill for no reason.

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My cats do all the time.They aren't hungry, THAT's for sure. They are both too fat.They do like to hunt mice, insects, spiders, and birds and kill them for fun.

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Again, I must reply by stating that cats are domestic.

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Pet, or domestic cats very easily revert to the wild. Ever been to Greece? The cities are filled with feral cats that are exactly the same species as my house cats, but they are completely wild.

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Domestic animals are different from wild animals, though I understand that animals, domestic or wild, will kill to protect their turf.

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But my cats kill for fun.Wasn't your point that they had LOST their instincts? Wasn't your point also that animals don't kill without a reason?This message has been edited by schrafinator, 11-20-2004 02:05 PM

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I know that I shouldn't be saying this, but I belive whales to have a different kind of intelligence similar to humans, as well as elephants and primates

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Whales and elephants are not as intelligent as primates by any objective measure.

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