Do animals have feelings? by Laura Leite Feitoza

Laura

laurafeitoza1 — 2024-04-16 17:41:17 UTC

Reptile

turtle, Any of approximately 300 species (order Testudines) of reptiles that have a bony shell overlaid with horny shields and are found in most parts of the world. Turtles have existed for 200 million years, making them the oldest of all surviving reptiles. Most species are aquatic or semiaquatic; some are terrestrial. Turtles eat plants, animals, or both. They are toothless, have a horny beak, and range from less than 4 in. (10 cm) to more than 5 ft (1.5 m) long. They have sturdy, sprawling limbs with short feet or paddlelike flippers (marine turtles). Some species bend the neck sideways, but most pull the head and neck backward into the shell. Almost half of the known turtle species are rare, threatened, or endangered. See also box turtle; painted turtle; snapping turtle; softshell turtle; terrapin; tortoise.

https://www.britannica.com/summary/turtle-reptile

Olívia and Otávio

2024-04-16 17:44:00 UTC

In 2018, the female American crocodile in Parque Reptilandia, who was 18 at the time, managed to produce a clutch of eggs despite having had no contact with males for about 16 years (the length of time that the animal was held in captivity).

There was a fully formed foetus inside one egg that was found to be 99.9% genetically identical to the mother, suggesting that it had developed without the egg having been fertilised by a male. The foetus was a stillborn.

Asexual reproduction, scientifically known as parthenogenesis, is surprisingly widespread in other animal species such as sharks, birds, lizards and snakes, but was not known in crocodiles until now, mainly because it had not previously been looked for in the species

https://www.brusselstimes.com/543260/animal-kingdoms-virgin-birth-female-crocodile-impregnates-herself

Do reptiles have feelings? Yes. Reptiles have most of the same emotions that birds and mammals do - they're missing 'love' because they typically do not pair bond or care for their offspring, but they have the others - curiosity, happiness, fear, anger, etc.

Jean e Arthur Melo

2024-04-16 17:47:30 UTC

This little piggy… isn’t a pig at all! Guinea pigs, also called cavies, are stout little rodents from various regions of South America. The best known of this family is the domesticated guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) that is commonly kept as a pet, and is broken down into approximately 13 breeds.

It’s believed that the Incas domesticated guinea pigs more than 3,000 years ago, and Spanish explorers brought guinea pigs back from the Andes of South America to Europe, where they were kept as exotic pets. The other members of the genus Cavia can still be found in the wilderness across the continent.

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals

Rafa and Vitor V

2024-04-16 17:51:30 UTC

leucistic axolotl
A leucistic axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Axolotls that are white with black eyes are considered leucistic rather than albino.
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axolotl, (Ambystoma mexicanum), salamander of the family Ambystomatidae (order Caudata), notable for its permanent retention of larval features, such as external gills. The species is found only in Lake Xochimilco, within Mexico City, where it is classified as a critically endangered species. The name axolotl is also applied to any full-grown larva of Ambystoma tigrinum (tiger salamander) that has not yet lost its external gills.

A. mexicanum grows to about 25 cm (10 inches) long and is dark brown with black speckling. Both albino and white mutants, as well as other colour mutants, are common. The legs and feet are rather small, but the tail is long. A fin extends from the back of the head to the tip of the tail. A lower fin extends from between the hind legs to the tip of the tail. The axolotl is paedomorphic(that is, it retains its larval traits throughout adulthood). Axolotls prey on a variety of aquatic organisms, including fish, mollusks, aquatic insects, and other axolotls. Although captive axolotls may live as long as 15 years, axolotls live for only about five or six years in the wild

SOURCE:Britânica🪻

Gustavo and Arthur V

2024-04-16 17:52:10 UTC

We recorded studies that either explored or assumed sentience traits in amphibians. We found that amphibians were assumed to be capable of the following emotions and states; stress, pain, distress, suffering, fear, anxiety, excitement, altruism and arousal.

Source:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016815912200017X

Ana Júlia and Ana clara Castela

2024-04-16 17:53:27 UTC

toco toucan:Species characteristics: The toco toucan belongs to the Ramphastidae family, is up to 55 cm long and can weigh up to 600 grams