+224 As humans, we put ourselves above animals. But we've never heard of a cat genocide or a monkey commit suicide. It's sad to think but in some ways we are just as brutal and stupid as every other animal. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Animals fight animals ALL the time... And sometimes for no reason.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know, but humans do as well. That's kind of my point, we view ourselves as so much more intelligent, when, in reality, we are very similiar. Also, note that I said " in some ways". I'm not trying to call everything about the human race stupid, just make a point (:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(copeland ): Ok, but your point isn't entirely clear because you saw we haven't heard of cat genocide of a monkey committing suicide. It doesn't exactly back up your point to say that, because it's not totally true.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, I'm sorry if I didn't phrase it the right way, but you say it isn't true, Have you heard of a cat genocide or a monkey commmiting suicide?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(copeland ): You wouldn't call it that, no. But some animals do kill for no reason and some animals do commit suicide (and some will just sort of walk away to die somewhere, kinda the same).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, let's just agree to disagree (:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The animal walking away to die isn't suicide, they do that when they're sick and can tell they're going to die.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I didn't say that... I said it's "kinda the same," in that they know they're dying...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Maybe I'm just incredibly gullible but Cracked once had an article where one of the bits was about a tribe (is that the right word?) of monkeys killing another tribe of monkeys ...and apparently, they were expanding their territory.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No that's true. It was even on Planet Earth, I saw it happen. It's freaky. So there is such thing as monkey genocide.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Freaky.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, they're actually pretty vicious. It's really gross.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm really glad I don't watch Planet Earth.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ah no you still should! It's amazing! It's just that one episiode, The Rainforest one is pretty intense. And so is the seasonal grasslands. A pride of lions kills an elephant. And the photographers are like, 15 feet away.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

...Hmm.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, I keep mentioning the crazy parts but it's mostly really pretty animal shots and stuff.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Squirrels commit suicide.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So do dolphins. Animals also eat their babies and kill each other over who gets to bang the hot chick, who has no say in the matter. I'd say we're at least a little better than that--at least we recognize that the things we do are bad.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, hamsters eat their children. That's not brutal at all.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Have you ever read the Lowest Animal, by Mark Twain?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What makes you think animals are brutal and stupid?

by Anonymous 13 years ago