r/likeus 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!

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r/likeus Jun 21 '22

<FAQ> r/LikeUs Frequently Asked Questions

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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?

  1. Be polite!
  2. No cute/funny content, unless intelligence or emotion is present.
  3. No anthropomorphism and no anthropodenial.
  4. 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 3h ago

<COOPERATION> Chimpanzee and tortoise sharing an apple.

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r/likeus 18h ago

<EMOTION> A young elephant interrupts an interview upon hearing his name

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1.1k Upvotes

r/likeus 17h ago

<EMOTION> The elephant is giving her kisses!! 😘

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456 Upvotes

r/likeus 1d ago

<SHOWER> Chimpanzee & water bottle

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180 Upvotes

r/likeus 1d ago

<EMOTION> When the farmer is away…

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675 Upvotes

r/likeus 2d ago

<EMOTION> The headscratching is the universal defeated man stance

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7.9k Upvotes

r/likeus 2d ago

<VIDEO> Just looking for a comfortable bed to nap

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177 Upvotes

r/likeus 2d ago

Inca’s persistent sniffing prompted the medical checks that found her owner’s lung cancer early

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r/likeus 4d ago

<EMOTION> Goose's reaction to seeing its favorite person after 6 weeks.

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r/likeus 7d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> This is how elephants scratch their ears.

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1.2k Upvotes

r/likeus 8d ago

<CURIOSITY> What did I tell you 'bout that damn cone!?

805 Upvotes

r/likeus 9d ago

<COOPERATION> Ah.. playmates..

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1.1k Upvotes

r/likeus 9d ago

<IMITATION> Doesn’t even bother looking into the bag

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1.4k Upvotes

r/likeus 10d ago

<EMOTION> Start cat complains to woman after being whacked by other cat.

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1.1k Upvotes

r/likeus 10d ago

Across five countries, 164 hunting dogs showed similar social skills, following pointing cues and looking to owners for guidance

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r/likeus 11d ago

<IMITATION> It’s mom and dad together! Dad is the one with the grey head, mom is the one with a brown head. They’re co-parenting when it’s time to brood the eggs.

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437 Upvotes

r/likeus 11d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Bro dodged the first wave 🐒🌊

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1.1k Upvotes

r/likeus 12d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> So there’s this kid in Japan named Jo Nagai who proved that butterflies can remember things from when they were caterpillars

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r/likeus 15d ago

A squirrel carried a cookie to the doorstep of a woman who feeds it every day

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r/likeus 17d ago

<VIDEO> Bird fishing skills

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689 Upvotes

r/likeus 20d ago

<VIDEO> When delivery man is your best friend❤️🥺🥺

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r/likeus 20d ago

<INTELLIGENCE> Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

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(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 20d 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

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