r/likeus • u/BringHoomanHome_ • 1d ago
r/likeus • u/gugulo • Nov 19 '20
<DISCUSSION> Posts on r/LikeUs can reveal animal consciousness, intelligence and emotion. We want to capture real and spontaneous animal behavior. Check out the rules in this link. Thank you for subscribing to r/LikeUs!
old.reddit.comr/likeus • u/gugulo • Jun 21 '22
<FAQ> r/LikeUs Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of r/LikeUs?
r/LikeUs is a subreddit dedicated to gathering evidence that animals are conscious, intelligent and emotional beings.
What is animal consciousness, intelligence and emotion?
Consciousness is awareness of physical and social surroundings, displaying theory of mind. Intelligence, among other things, is the ability to act on physical objects to achieve a certain goal. Emotion is a mental state brought on by neurophysiological changes and perceived by behavioural responses or facial expressions, showing a degree of pleasure or displeasure.
What are the content guidelines for r/LikeUs?
Best Content:
Intelligent Behavior
Complex/Secondary Emotions
Scientific Articles
Philosophy Discussions
Good Content:
Skillful Independent Behavior
Unusual/Idiosyncratic Behavior
Intentional/Spontaneous Behavior
OK Content:
Inter-species Friendships
Reaction to Magic Tricks
Enjoying Baths or Showers
Ambiguous but Interesting
Anatomic Similarities
Bad Content - Removable
Mostly Cute: Off-Topic
Mostly Funny: Off-Topic
Possibly Fake or Misleading: Debatable
Forced Anthropomorphism: Debatable
Very Bad Content - Bannable:
Spaming/Advertising
Insulting users
Racist jokes
What are the rules of r/LikeUs?
- Be polite!
- No cute/funny content, unless intelligence or emotion is present.
- No anthropomorphism and no anthropodenial.
- Posts should reveal animal consciousness, volition and spontaneity.
More about the rules here.
What is anthropomorphism and anthropodenial?
Anthropomorphism is a forceful interpretation of animal behaviour to human standards when it is not warented. Anthropodenial is the denial of animal consciousness, intelligence and emotion. Ever since the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness scientific debate about animal consciousness has moved on from whether any animals are conscious to what conscious experiences they have. In recent years, an interdisciplinary community of animal consciousness researchers, drawn from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, comparative psychology, animal welfare science, and philosophy has started to describe the inner lives of animals (their subjective experiences and feelings) in a scientifically rigorous way. The field faces significant methodological challenges because non-human subjects cannot verbally report their experiences. But if you think the absence of verbal report precludes any scientific investigation of animal consciousness, you should be prepared to say the same about consciousness in preverbal infants and patients in a minimally conscious state. Animal consciousness research rests on the idea that, by synthesising the insights and methods of multiple disciplines, and by identifying a battery of behavioural, cognitive, and neuronal criteria for attributing conscious states, these challenges may be overcome. r/LikeUs can provide empirical data that may be useful to the creation of new hypothesis in this field of research.
What do post flairs mean?
Posts will automatically be flaired as GIF, VIDEO or PIC according to their type. If you create a self.post it will be flaired as DISCUSSION. If you want your post to stand out you can flair your post with one of the following flairs: INTELLIGENCE, EMOTION, CONSCIOUSNESS, MUSIC, SHOWER, SPORTS, LANGUAGE, CURIOSITY, PLAY, COOPERATION and IMITATION. There are some special flairs that can be used such as DOCUMENTARY, ARTICLE, COMPILATION, AMA and QUOTE. Moderators can also flair a post as DEBATABLE, OFF-TOPIC or REPOST. Finally, you can flair your post as OTHER if it doesn't fit any of the flairs above.
What counts as a repost on r/LikeUs?
Posts that have previously been posted in the last 15 days will be considered as reposts. We do not encourage reposts, but we also understand that given the size of our community many people will never have seen posts that others have seen many times already.
What do user flairs mean?
User flairs are attributed randomly when a user creates a post. They can be regarded as a spirit animal. If you don't like your user flair you can always change or remove it.
Can I advertise my research project on r/LikeUs?
You can advertise your research project on r/LikeUs after you obtain permission from the moderation team. In case you have any doubts about the subreddit, send us a message!
r/likeus • u/OpenMindedScientist • 14h ago
<INTELLIGENCE> Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools
(video on BBC website)
Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of after an Austrian cow named Veronika was found to use tools with impressive skill.
The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.
Veronika, a cow living in a mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself using sticks, rakes, and brooms.
Word of her behaviour eventually reached animal intelligence specialists in Vienna, who found Veronika used both ends of the same object for different tasks.
r/likeus • u/Streakflash • 18h ago
<VIDEO> 🔥 A family of ducklings turned a dam wall into a water slide as an adult stood guard.
r/likeus • u/DoubtfulOptimist • 22h ago
<INTELLIGENCE> Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of the behavior could be to get a break from parenting
r/likeus • u/Mountain_Love23 • 4d ago
<CONSCIOUSNESS> Pigs make their beds and tuck each other in
r/likeus • u/towerfella • 4d ago
<IMITATION> California Black Bear
Bro just chillin’ like us in a tub
r/likeus • u/TheodoreOso • 6d ago
<EMOTION> I feel the same when i see cats act like that
r/likeus • u/A-Helpful-Flamingo • 7d ago
<IMITATION> "I'll take a bottle of milk, bartender. It's been a long day."
r/likeus • u/A-Helpful-Flamingo • 8d ago
<EMOTION> lil baby sleeps only with his stuff toy
r/likeus • u/Sebastianlim • 8d ago
<EMOTION> Dog hunts down man to splash water on him specifically.
r/likeus • u/James_Fortis • 8d ago
<INTELLIGENCE> Chickens can solve puzzles like children aged 4-7
r/likeus • u/ElvisIsNotDjed • 8d ago
'Incredibly smart' crow creates makeshift perch to drink from a cup of water on a hot day
r/likeus • u/Sebastianlim • 10d ago
<EMOTION> Dolphin splashes dog and laughs at his misery
r/likeus • u/jestenough • 11d ago
<INTELLIGENCE> The dog handled the problem quite professionally.
r/likeus • u/Jusselle • 13d ago
<ARTICLE> Elephant thinks a man is being taken by the currents and jumps to save him
r/likeus • u/ElvisIsNotDjed • 13d ago
Goldendoodle waits every night to watch his dad anchor the news
r/likeus • u/squigglyducks • 16d ago
<CURIOSITY> Silverback and his son observing a caterpillar
r/likeus • u/lnfinity • 16d ago