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bstriddy:

When we gaze into the eyes of our beloved pets, can we ever really know what they might be thinking? Is it naive to assume they’re experiencing something close to human emotions? Or, on the contrary, is it ridiculous to assume that they AREN’T feeling something like that?

In this hour of WNYC’s excellent science program Radiolab, they take a look at the scientific thought on these questions. It includes an interview with and deeper account of photographer Paul Nicklen’s love affair with a leopard seal, as previously blogged, here.

[Hey Dashboarders, the audio is embedded here.]

I say it’s ridiculous to think they aren’t feeling stuff…what do you say?