Animals in Translation - How Animals Think and Feel

Using the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior, Professor Temple Grandin speaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary message about how animals think and feel.
Professor Temple Grandin
Professor of Animal Science
Colorado State University.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
National Zoological Park Visitors Center

[@TheShizue777]

What a clear thinker and clear speaker! How fine that Dr. Grandin did not let the early challenges of autism scuttle her life. I could listen to her for hours. Thank you very much for posting this.

[@barbaramoran8690]

Thankfully her family got help that really helped.

[@JUSTIN-ry4dn]

😳🤪😳

[@cathymacgregor9246]

I could listen to her for hours,too!

[@ProMachus6]

We are so lucky to benefit from Dr. Grandin's unique insights. I love the way she thinks and solves problems. What a beautiful mind.

[@thecam0073]

Dr. Temple Grandin is the finest example of human being you will ever find

[@JUSTIN-ry4dn]

🤡🤪🤡

[@cathymacgregor9246]

I agree !!

[@TheYazmanian]

Temple Grandin is a national treasure. We watched a movie/documentary about her in college for a psychology class and I was impressed. Her practical nature, coupled with deep empathy really touched my heart. It's not often we see such a combination; either we are too practical to the point of lacking compassion, or we are too compassionate that we can lose sight of reality and project our human qualities on to other species. There is something comforting about her confidence and knowledge

[@mariajordan3650]

Hats off before you, Temple! thank you for being such an example for what we humans can achieve and do as good for others when we only put up our minds for it!

[@shellakers10]

Theres so much i love about Temple's teaching but my favorite part of THIS lecture is when she called the "Crackberry" user out! 😂 I feel bad for the person just taking notes but honestly, USUALLY its rude when somebody is giving thier time. Good lecture, as usual!

[@carvsh]

in 2003 I got a 'picture" sent to me.....from our chocolate lab. Molly, sent me a picture and told me she had to go outside to potty. I hollered into the living room from my "throne " and asked Hubby and daughter what Molly was doing and she was she?- she was sitting in front of the back door with her back pressed up against it firmly. Not just lazily laying, but sitting up with tense (urgent) body language. no one was in the room with her as I was in the bathroom and others were parked in front of the t.v. this was not the first nor the last conversation between Molly and I. . I've been blessed with the ability to recognize when an animal is "talking". I've had this gift for as long as I can remember however, I had never allowed myself to slow down and really dissect or analyze a "conversation" and its parts. . Not every animal will communicate with us and many do not communicate with ME. But (can I start a sentence with 'but'?)... But, many animals -mostly dogs- do communicate with me. Mostly it's when they are in need..... need out. need food. need water. need soothing (I'm afraid). I feel lucky. There are times when it is NOT the beautiful gift I described. Sadly, along with conversing on happy, food, play, feeling love etc they also converse on fear, pain, heartbreak (yes, they do experience heartache and loss). the pictures they send for those are really gripping and unpleasant at times.

[@cattymajiv]

You hint that you have ESP but you never say it. Good thing too, because you are completely imagining it. That kind of thing does not exist, except in the imagination of some loony toons who also believe other crazy stuff too.

[@paulalowery7411]

"Crack-berry!". I love it! 🤗

[@swhite8381]

I feel like a super animal behaviorist because I would have suggested the exact same thing about the cat in the hallway 😆

[@cattymajiv]

Males and females do it, but only some of them. The reason they use the hallway is because the acoustics amplify it more there. One of my cats was much more of a howler than all the rest had been, and my neighbors did think I was torturing her! I never did identify the exact reason, but I'm sure it's emotional. In her case I'm positive the emotions came from ill health. She did have 2 health issues from the day I got her, at about 8 weeks old. But because animals are nonverbal, they can have medical issues that even the best vet is unable to identify. For the person in the video, it could be the cat was emotional because of developing arthritis, or a bladder infection, acute or chronic, or Alzheimers Disease. I very much suspect emotions related to ill health, but in an older animal it can also be from moving, from the loss of a friend or favorite person, or from being confined indoors if they used to be allowed outside..

[@Zetron-SNES]

Animals from my studies are like autistic people (NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE WHO'S AUTISTIC),HOWEVER they have a strong sense of survival so they do stuff like sharing and whatnot.

[@alyssamcintosh5868]

I have autism and I do believe that's true.

[@pechoja]

Why are some of the most important videos, to me, are not at full audio volume. I can barely hear on this video. When other videos I amy need to reduce the vollume. Please try to adjust it if possible so I can actually hear this. Subtitles are just not the same, but do help for which I am thankful.

[@vrexy]

I'm having the same issues with the sound on this video. Not sure why. Even with head phones, I have to strain to hear it. Makes me sad, because I absolutely adore her and hate to miss a word she says.

[@pechoja]

@@vrexy

[@testing9485]

I wish the video was in better focus.

[@SamuelHulick]

Actually starts at 3:46

[@abrahamjoseph134]

Thank You

[@kimpeater1]

Skip the intros: 3:40

[@durragas4671]

From knowing how revenue driven the commercial farming is nowadays, and having seen some of the videos how animals are being treated, I don't think anyone is spending time today conditioning animals to anything.

[@susiehenders]

15:45 She's talking about distressing noises and then there's a really loud one on the tape 😩

[@cattymajiv]

Many of them!

[@neebeeshaabookwayg6027]

As to the cat, old age episode... perhaps it could gave had CHARLES Bonnet Syndrome ... which happens to humans, in dark areas, or, at night... yhe eye SEES things that are NOT there, and tells the brain it is seeing: other people, animals, etc, that are NOT there... that could very well scared the cat... in--a specific darker area.. or, other darker area... also-- a brain tumor, could act up, if there is a serious dicision needed to be made in the hall, if cat felt lost for some "other unknown" reason... i KNOW this was YEARS ago, but, i hope this has some ideas of help and helps someone, in the future... also--- at certain time of eve, it's digestivo system could have been upset, as the cat sought a place to relieve itself? Old age, in cats can affect them, in various ways and, they cry this way😪

[@cattymajiv]

Absolutely right! Howling is their way of crying! Not all cats howl, only distressed ones of all ages and both sexes, fixed and unfixed. The reason they always do it in hallways and stairways is because the acoustics amplify it more there. It's instinctive to find a place that amplifies or echoes their cries. It's a sound that breaks my heart, because I haven't always been able to figure out why! I had 1 cat who did it habitually for most of her life. She did have 2 health issues her whole life, and I did all I could to treat them, but at about 15 she gradually stopped eating, and got VERY skinny, and died at about 16 and 1/2. She actually cried more in her younger years, but always did it. All my other cats have not howled at all or just did it rarely. You suggested some good possibilities for the root cause too. It's emotional distress, for sure, but the root cause of that could be any kind of discomfort, physical or emotional. Loneliness, frustration due to being denied access to outdoors, discomfort from moving, missing a friend or favorite person, Alzheimer's Disease, bladder infection, toothache, arthritis. As you said, brain tumor. Cats are prone to getting cancer in old age. A tumor could be anywhere, and can cause any 1 of a hundred different kinds of pain or discomfort, and some cancers remain hidden even if you spend thousands on tests. Even the best vet can overlook things too, because animals can't talk to us. Sometimes cats can be comforted with love or treats, but sometimes not. This howling is so distressing to me, because if they do it a lot it means there is a very serious problem.

[@xonealx918]

Damn that was a quick introduction? 🤣

[@jak3music]

she sounds like jay leno