{"id":648630,"date":"2017-04-07T08:33:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T08:33:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:33:08","slug":"a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"A dive into the minds of animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do we really know about the minds of animals? <\/strong>Evidence of brain functions and responses show various animals do have minds as we might define them, argues an Economist<\/a> article the newspaper has run on Medium<\/a>. \u201cNo animals have all the attributes of human minds; but almost all the attributes of human minds are found in some animal or other,\u201d <\/strong>reads the piece. Animals do communicate too. The birdsong you hear is the marking of territory or a mating ritual. Santino, a chimpanzee in Sweden, used to hide piles of stones to throw them at visitors who annoyed him. \u201cSantino could remember a specific event in the past (being annoyed by visitors), prepare for an event in the future (throwing stones at them) and mentally construct a new situation (chasing the visitors away).\u201d The bottom line? <\/strong>\u201cAnimals might well think in ways that humans cannot yet decipher because they are too different from the ways humans think\u200a\u2014\u200aadapted to sensory and mental realms utterly unlike that of the human, perhaps realms that have not spurred a need for language.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What do we really know about the minds of animals? Evidence of brain functions and responses show various animals do have minds as we might define them, argues an Economist article the newspaper has run on Medium. \u201cNo animals have all the attributes of human minds; but almost all the attributes of human minds are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12012],"tags":[72,2380,12011,12010],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-648630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speed-round-the-weekend-edition","tag-enterpriseam","tag-speed-round","tag-speed-round-the-weekend-edition","tag-the-weekend-edition","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"3bd69871-6d94-4ceb-9bc4-7e7088ef6d45","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"section_story_id":"894e12bc-8a48-47ab-88a0-b60c5943a97b","story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[648605],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nA dive into the minds of animals - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A dive into the minds of animals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What do we really know about the minds of animals? Evidence of brain functions and responses show various animals do have minds as we might define them, argues an Economist article the newspaper has run on Medium. \u201cNo animals have all the attributes of human minds; but almost all the attributes of human minds are […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-07T08:33:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"A dive into the minds of animals\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-07T08:33:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\"},\"wordCount\":187,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\",\"SPEED ROUND\",\"Speed Round, The Weekend Edition\",\"The Weekend Edition\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SPEED ROUND, THE WEEKEND EDITION\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\",\"name\":\"A dive into the minds of animals - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-07T08:33:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A dive into the minds of animals\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A dive into the minds of animals - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A dive into the minds of animals","og_description":"What do we really know about the minds of animals? Evidence of brain functions and responses show various animals do have minds as we might define them, argues an Economist article the newspaper has run on Medium. \u201cNo animals have all the attributes of human minds; but almost all the attributes of human minds are […]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2017-04-07T08:33:08+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"A dive into the minds of animals","datePublished":"2017-04-07T08:33:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/"},"wordCount":187,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM","SPEED ROUND","Speed Round, The Weekend Edition","The Weekend Edition"],"articleSection":["SPEED ROUND, THE WEEKEND EDITION"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/","name":"A dive into the minds of animals - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-04-07T08:33:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/07\/a-dive-into-the-minds-of-animals\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A dive into the minds of animals"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":604668,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/12\/10\/algebra-ventures-raises-usd-1-265-in-series-a-funding-round-for-jordanian-ed-tech-platform-little-thinking-minds\/","url_meta":{"origin":648630,"position":0},"title":"Algebra Ventures raises USD 1.265 in series \u201cA\u201d funding round for Jordanian ed-tech platform Little Thinking Minds","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"10 December 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"INVESTMENT WATCH- Algebra Ventures leads USD 1.27 mn series \u2018A\u2019 round for Jordan\u2019s Little Thinking Minds: Jordanian education technology platform Little Thinking Minds (LTM) raised USD 1.265 mn in a series A funding round led by our friends at Algebra Ventures, the firm said yesterday (pdf). Mindshift Capital and Al\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2018\/12\/2871.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":652337,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/01\/06\/humanity-is-headed-for-extinction-or-immortality-and-it-all-comes-down-to-how-we-harness-ai-the-thing-thats-eating-our-jobs-at-the-moment\/","url_meta":{"origin":648630,"position":1},"title":"Humanity is headed for extinction or immortality, and it all comes down to how we harness AI \u2014 the thing that\u2019s eating our jobs at the moment","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"6 January 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Why you should really care about artificial intelligence: We\u2019re likely just a few decades away from creating a superintelligence. Why should you care? Because we\u2019re on a path right now with just two outcomes: Extinction or immortality. AI is already taking over white collar jobs in Japan (buy-buy, insurance claim\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "SPEED ROUND, THE WEEKEND EDITION"","block_context":{"text":"SPEED ROUND, THE WEEKEND EDITION","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round-the-weekend-edition\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":604777,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/12\/12\/correction-on-monthly-inflation-figure\/","url_meta":{"origin":648630,"position":2},"title":"Correction on monthly inflation figure","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"12 December 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"CORRECTION- Monthly inflation came in at \u201c-0.8%\u201d in November \u2014 which means prices declined 0.8% throughout the month. Please excuse our tired fingers (and minds) at the end of a busy news day. The story has since been corrected on our website.","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":649234,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/26\/pope-francis-visit-is-on-egyptian-columnists-minds\/","url_meta":{"origin":648630,"position":3},"title":"Pope Francis\u2019 visit is on Egyptian columnists\u2019 minds","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"26 April 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"As Pope Francis\u2019 arrival in Omm El Donia inches closer, the avalanche of commentary on the visit is gaining speed. Al Masry Al Youm\u2019s Ahmed El Gamal looks at the visit through a cultural and historical lens and says it will be another landmark in Egypt\u2019s long religious history. Ashraf\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "On Deadline"","block_context":{"text":"On Deadline","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/on-deadline\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":657682,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/12\/24\/advances-in-ai-could-hold-the-key-to-decoding-animal-communication\/","url_meta":{"origin":648630,"position":4},"title":"Advances in AI could hold the key to decoding animal communication","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"24 December 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Researchers are currently using advanced tools like large language models and neural networks to analyze patterns in animal vocalizations","rel":"","context":"In "FOR YOUR COMMUTE"","block_context":{"text":"FOR YOUR COMMUTE","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/for-your-commute\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/12\/2145.jpeg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":648949,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/04\/18\/the-dilapidation-of-the-giza-zoo\/","url_meta":{"origin":648630,"position":5},"title":"The dilapidation of the Giza Zoo","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"18 April 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cNothing less than a cruel shop of horror\u201d: The Giza Zoo, which once upon a time was considered one of the world\u2019s best, has been in a downward spiral of decay that has led to the death of many of its animals. An entry ticket for the zoo costs EGP\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Worth watching"","block_context":{"text":"Worth watching","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/lifestyle\/worth-watching\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2017\/4\/259.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648630\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/648605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648630"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=648630"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=648630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}