How animals show their gratitude to those who saved them

Absolutely heart warming in a world full of confusion.

Thanks OP.

P.S. 5*****!

Today was a doozy!

A pet should not need to be greatful.its an owners duty.
Should i hug every cow farmer because i eat meat?
Should i hug every road worker because i drive on roads?
Do your fuckin job.
pets are tools not toys.the moment a pet is a toy,you have too much money.

I think you're right. I have known too many animals not to think that. So many animals seem to know just what I'm thinking, feeling, & saying. They are not "dumb animals" as some say.

Love :)

That guy and the penguin alone is an amazing story.

Why would we be the only species that feels gratitude and enjoys companionship for the sake of it?

Assuming all other life on earth are dumb automatons is an idiot's way of coping with the full scope of reality and the consequences of their actions.

Sentient concious and loving beings.

Its such a shame they taste so good dammit.

the one I find the wildest is the fish

Beautiful. :)

Yeah, fish would be one of the last animals you would think would act like that.

Claim that misery. Sucks to be you.

Oh it’s so beautiful!

Cold-bloodeds! Reptile owners, chime in on your snakes and lizards if they evidence warmth against the cold shoulder of the world.

Thanks, OP, affirmation humans are not worthless is always good, and it takes the animals to affirm that.

I have a street dog from Los Angeles and he's obsessed with me. It's true. Animals show gratitude to those who protect them.

We raised a turtle we found when it was just hatched. She enjoyed attention and played with us through the glass. She wasn't as friendly as these critters, but certainly nicer most people at the grocery.

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Some fish actually like to be pet.

Koi and some types of ray come to mind. Science is actually just now admitting many fish are far more mentally complex than we've given them credit for to date.

A local pet store had a small tropical something-or-other I can't remember now, but it loved attention. It stuck its face out of the water and spat streams of water to get your attention and then let you rub it on the head. Would do all these funny rolls and flips for you when you came over.

AHA found em, check this out:

The reality is, sentience and the ability to experience emotion is not an on-off switch, it is present to varying degrees in every living thing.

Thanks for the vids. I'll check them out.

I remember petting rays at the zoo. It seemed like they really wanted the attention. Or maybe they wanted fed?

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