Lions of Sabi Sands

[BigLion39]

(09-15-2023, 10:06 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Legit question, not an argument or debate, as unfortunately we will never really know which of us is right, I am just looking for clarification. If I am understanding you correctly, you don't believe a lion can feel happiness/unhappiness, but you do think that they are capable of consciously thinking far enough in advance to understand that due to numbers they will have to hunt more often, that they are able to understand that more mouths will require more hunts?

I'm not saying you're wrong, as I believe these animals are far more intelligent than many of us would think, and I agree partially, it may be due to one cat being dominated at kills regularly, resulting in less to eat,  but that being the case it comes back to my original comment about happiness. One can certainly not be happy when one is being bashed about at every meal. Happy is not meant in the literal sense, though I believe they are capable of such emotions just like our pet cats and dogs demonstrate in a daily basis, but happy in the form of their being content. I'd also say that there is a distinct difference in normal competition at a kill, and being dominated at one, the way that Mr T was dominated at the buffalo kill, and made to stay several yards back, is very different from getting a smack when trying to take a bite.

I was just have a small, tiny discussion, just a few short posts on social media, about this very thing. I don't believe lions feel depressed, shame, guilt and if so it  ertainly is very different than how man experiences these feelings. Then someone commented saying all aanimals are sentinent beings. That may be so but I don't believe felines/lions experience the same feelings as man. This was brought up on a post about Halftail having bad luck and always loosing his partner or pride, etc.... Reply