Agreed. I think much of the western received wisdom on animal cognition actually comes from religious attitudes of the unique specialness of man and his God-given dominion over the birds and beasts.<p>In general I think we are still adjusting to what science tells us about who &quot;we&quot; are.<p>For example, we know we&#x27;re animals. As animals, we experience a concept of &quot;self.&quot; So why would we assume that no other animals experience a concept of self?<p>We know that the mind arises from the brain. So why would we make a distinction between our concept of self and the &quot;other&quot; parts of the brain? The title of the above article is essentially clickbait, in my opinion. There is no scientific basis for distinguishing between the brain and the self.