In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and ...

Animals including snakes are sentient beings with thoughts, feeling and individual personalities, but because reptiles are so different in appearance than humans, people don't always understand ...

Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus. Recent research backs them up.

Scientists’ changing understanding of animal sentience could have implications for U.S. law, which does not classify animals as sentient on a federal level, according to Reddy.

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There is good reason to believe fish, amphibians, molluscs and insects are sentient, according to a new declaration signed by three dozen scientists. The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousnes… ...

Included in that are some weird-looking reptiles hanging out in the trees. ... they are a semi-sentient reptilian creatures often used by members of the underworld as pets.

The RSPCA has complained that ITV’s production team are putting sentient animals, such as reptiles, in distressing situations and that invertebrate animals have been at risk of being crushed ...

Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. Scientists rethink animal consciousness: Reptiles, fish, and insects may be sentient Skip to main content ...

Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. Scientists rethink animal consciousness: Reptiles, fish, and insects may be sentient Skip to main content ...