• @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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    21 month ago

    Our breeding and use of cows doesn’t give them any pressure to be smart. So their level of stupidity is at least partially the fault of humans.

    • Pretty sure humans didn’t just decide that all herd grazing animals on earth should be dumb as rocks. We are powerful but we don’t have the ability to time travel.

      • @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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        124 days ago

        Yes, that’s true, but all I’m saying is that animal husbandry changes what traits are selected for and intelligence isn’t one of them that we’re selecting for.