Nedavno sam naišao na zanimljiv video na YouTube-u o slonovima slikarima. Naravno radi se o istreniranim slonovima, međutim kada malo bolje pomisliš, zaključak se nameće sam, ovi slonovi su sposobni za apstrakciju. Biti sposoban prikazati uprošćenu siluetu iz svojeg sjećanja na platno tako da je ista lako prepoznatljiva sebi i posmatračima je očigledni dokaz da individua koja to radi ima moć da apstrahuje. Ovo je normalna pojava kod ljudi ali ne znam niti jedan slučaj osim ovog kod drugih životinja.
A short while ago I found an interesting video on Youtube, about elephant painters. Of course, those elephants were trained but when you put some thought to it conclusion comes by it self, this elephants are capable to abstract. To be able to show a simplified representation of something from owns memory on a canvas in such way that is recognizable as such by him self and other observers around, well that is an almost obvious evidence that the individual in question has the ability to abstract. This is a normal attribute of human thought but i don't know about any other animal capable of this, except the presented elephants.
S druge strane naravno nameće se pitanje koliko se ovdije radi o čistom treningu, koliko u stvari trener ove životinje upravlja sa njome poput puppet master upravljajući svakim pokretom iz pozadine? Međutim dovoljno je malo bolje osmotriti pokrete ove surle i primjetiti će te da slon ovo radi sa nečim što liči na namjeru, pokreti su hotimični i očigledno da životinja zna i razumije što radi.
On the other hand that bears the question, how much of seen is pure training and how much of it is a puppet mastery behind her every stroke on a canvas? But i think it is enough to just observe more attentively, all the movements and strokes of that big proboscis, you will notice something which looks like intent, the movement is deliberate and it is obvious that the animal knows and understands what she is doing.
Osim toga ne samo da životinja posjeduje ideju o tome šta radi, ona očigledno razumije i sam proces, ovo nisu tragovi u pijesku već hotimična upotreba naprednih alata koje sama životinja nikad nije prije upoznala. Nešto nalik nama kada se susretnemo sa nekim alatom kojeg nikad nismo prije vidjeli i za kojeg u početku ne znamo čemu služi, međutim vremenom naučimo, bilo sami ili uz pomoć instrukcija drugih ljudi.
Sve ovo ukazuje na veoma napredan oblik inteligencije koju ova vrsta životinja posjeduje i to vrste inteligencije koja je dosta bliska našoj, ljudskoj.
Not only that the animal have the idea of what she is doing but she notably understands the process it self, those are not just random marks in the sand, but willful use of advanced tools to which the animal was never aware of before. It is something like with us (humans) when we are introduced to a new tool for which we don't know the use for, but in time we learn, alone or with guidance (using manuals or other people expertise).
All this suggests to a very advanced form of intelligence which this animal posses and a kind of which is very similar to our own.
Spojeno sa ovim, opažanja u divljini takođe ukazuju da slonovi imaju moć nekog oblika apstrakcije, na primer nešto što nalikuje poštovanju predaka ili liči na neki primitivni posthumni ritual.
Connected to this, observations in the wild also suggest that elephants have some form of abstract thinking capabilities. Example is something that remotely resembles to the worship of deceased or to some form of posthumous ritual.
Da ovo ljudi rade, mi bi smo deducirali da se radi o primitivnom religijskom ritualu. Na žalost za sada je nemoguće pravilno deducirati šta slonovi u stvari rade osim da je u pitanju neki oblik pokazivanja osjećanja.
If it were us (humans) doing that, the observer would deduct that what he was seeing is a form of primitive religious ritual. Unfortunately for now it is impossible to properly deduct what is the elephants intent except that, what is shown, is some form of feelings expression, possibly grief.
S druge strane slobodni smo špekulirati, možda se radi o obliku nekog rituala ili čak expresija neke slonovske religije.
U svakom slučaju zanimljivo ponašanje od strane jedne životinje, koje indicira veoma naprednu svijst i inteligenciju.
On the other hand we are free to speculate, to give a go to a bit of imagination, maybe really it is a ritual, a expression of elephantine religion.
At any rate this is a very interesting behavior of this animal which indicates very advanced self awareness and intelligence.
U svakom slučaju slonovi pokazuju neka ponašanja koja su jako bliska našim, ovo s druge strane postavlja pitanje da li postoji još takvih oblika ponašanja: napredniji oblik komunikacije poput jezika ili čak oblik filozofije. Potrebno je izvršiti još mnogo istraživanja u tom pravcu, na terenu i posmatranjem slonova u zatočeništvu. Možemo dosta naučiti i o nama samima posmatrajući ova veličanstvena bića.
Indeed, elephants are showing some elaborate behaviors which resemble very closely to our own and this bears the question if there are more examples of different kind of such behaviors resembling ours, like advanced communication through language or even philosophy. It is necessary to continue the research of this majestic animals, among others also in to this direction (the elephantine mind) in the wild and in captivity. We can learn a lot not only about them but also about our selves.
Ali važno je i napomenuti da su slonovi veoma ugrožena vrsta, da su konstanto progonjeni od strane lovokradica i da se njihov prirodni habitat pomalo ali sigurno uništava kako se civilizacija pomalo širi i u njihov komad divljine.
Možda nemamo još puno vremena da ih posmatramo i učimo o njima, prije nego li posljednji slon naslika posljednju sliku.
But it is important to mention also that the elephants are an endangered species, that they are constantly persecuted by poachers and that their natural habitat is slowly but surely destroyed by relentless approach of civilization.
Maybe we do not have much more time to observe and learn about them, before the last elephant draws the last picture.
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