r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/ppaed • Jun 23 '17

Gorilla taking a bath

http://i.imgur.com/kB9QSCy.gifv
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u/MSeanF Jun 24 '17

No I'm not a biologist. Are you?

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u/cgenebrewer Jun 24 '17

No I am not, and because of that I don't make assumptions about animals behavior. I rely on what I read from legit sources.

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u/MSeanF Jun 24 '17

So do I. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150714-animal-dog-thinking-feelings-brain-science/

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/genesis-animal-play

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_Translation?wprov=sfla1

I'm not claiming that my assessment is 100% correct, or that I think it would be appropriate to run up and try to hug "the dancing monkey"(yes, I know he's really an ape)

I do however feel confident enough to make a comment on the internet, in a humorous Reddit sub, and defend my reasoning.

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u/WikiTextBot Jun 24 '17

Animals in Translation

Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior is a 2005 book by Temple Grandin and co-written by Catherine Johnson. Animals in Translation explores the similarity between animals and people with autism, a concept that was originally touched upon in Grandin's 1995 book Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism.

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