The intelligence and emotions of animals has been a long debated topic in the academic and scientific world. Until recently, it has been anathema in the scientific world to suggest in print that intelligence of some sort, perhaps even self-awareness, might guide the routine and often stereotyped behavior of many animals (Gould 3). The idea of intelligence in animals has always appealed to humans. Many are thrilled to think that animals may exhibit more human characteristics, intelligence, and emotions then we have given them credit in the past. Others who oppose the idea do not like giving animals the same status as humans because it would mean giving them the same respect and treatment. I think this is what scares the skeptics. But some of the evidence is overwhelming, dolphins save people, eagles bear them over obstacles, apes and wolves nurture lost or abandoned children (Gould 2). These are just...