In writing the book, Vaillant interviewed people of all ages from families who had lived in the Russian Far East for generations. If the tiger hadn't been shot, there would be no story. Cats in general have extremely good long term memories. Long term memory retention in the common house cat is times greater than in dogs while working memory is actually superior among canines.
The actual structure of the feline brain, while smaller, is actually very similar to us primates. Vengeance is a sign of great intelligence. Related Story: Did you know that when tigers are happy they do this adorable thing called "chuffing"? Probably the best cat site on the planet. At first, it seemed that the leopard was moving without reason and it was later discovered that it was actually tracking its cubs that had been stolen and killed.
The poacher was taking his haul through the same route. In another incident last week in Kerala, an elephant calf was separated by a bunch of noisy villagers trying to protect their crop. The herd was forced to move away, leaving the calf behind. A group of volunteers helped to reunite the calf with the herd. After the volunteers left, the herd returned to pillage the crop and part of the village. In a conversation with Indiatimes last week, Dr Dipankar Ghose, Director of Species at WWF-India, agreed that animals, mainly elephants, are capable of remembering incidents and people while speaking about the rising number of elephant and human conflicts in the past two years.
So far, there have only been reported instances of elephants and big cats exhibiting such behaviour but it is not incorrect to consider the possibility that most animals do, in fact, have a clear memory of their perpetrators.
Within city limits, dogs are also known to take revenge on people after being attacked, although the reports of humans killing dogs by the hundreds in revenge of a single attack are far more rampant. Similarly with monkeys, declared "vermin" and being killed by the government.
It seems that we have forgotten that human life depends on the delicate balance with all the other life forms on the Earth. If the situation continues to escalate at the current pace, there will be an entire generation of revengeful animals that humans will have to face. Videos News India. The bill should also include a code of punishment for exacting revenge for future financial misdeeds , Ariely said last night on "Marketplace," a radio program produced and distributed by American Public Media.
However, psychologist David Schroeder of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, doesn't think revenge is technically the right word for what the public seeks, because it implies an urge to make others suffer at whatever cost. The public wants retribution, he says, for what is seen as a violation of the rules of the game, one they put their trust in. Why would you just give away money? It has to do with trust, because then the partner has the choice of either splitting the money with the giver or taking it all for himself.
Many players do give away their money and end up getting the split amount back, Ariely said. But not everyone is so trustworthy and reciprocating. So the game has a revenge twist. It turns out revenge can be pleasurable. Ariely referred to a group of Swiss researchers who have found that when players take revenge, the same part of the brain normally triggered by reward lights up. It's no surprise that humans love revenge.
Other research has shown that people feel satisfaction when someone they dislike suffers, and interestingly, men in particular are found to enjoy physical vengeance. Even chimps are vengeful , a study last year found. The primates become "exploding black balls of rage" when food is stolen, said a scientist involved in the study.
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