What do you think you are? Part two

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

There’s growing scientific evidence that many animals are not only conscious but they possess a more profound sense of self. They can learn by experience and make decisions that depend on a sense of the future - in other words they are “sentient” beings with the capacity to feel pain, pleasure and emotions. In the second part of this two-part series, Sue Armstrong reports on the latest scientific research into the minds and consciousness of animals and the ethical implications this has on animal welfare and our relationship with animals.

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0:00.0	The comb is the podcast that seeks out stories and voices from across Africa.
0:05.4	But otherwise might go unheard.
0:07.6	The comb.
0:08.6	Each week we focus on a single story that matters.
0:11.6	The comb.
0:12.6	Find out more at the end of this podcast.
0:20.2	Burdies!
0:21.2	Hello, Hoi.
0:23.0	How are you?
0:24.0	There's growing scientific evidence that many animals are not only conscious,
0:28.2	but possess a profound sense of self, learned by experience,
0:32.4	and make decisions that depend on a sense of the future.
0:35.6	In other words, they're sentient beings.
0:38.4	Sentience is the capacity to feel.
0:41.0	In our own lives we're very familiar with feelings, feelings of joy, anxiety,
0:45.6	pain, pleasure, hunger, thirst, warmth.
0:49.0	Our lives are governed by feelings.
0:51.6	When we're talking about sentience, we're just asking,
0:54.2	do other animals have the capacity to have states like that?
0:59.0	I'm Sue Armstrong, and in the final part of this BBC World Service series,
1:03.6	what do you think you are?
1:05.4	We're continuing to explore some of the latest scientific research
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