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As beginning, human beings must assure that intelligence is the dominant factor on animals’ behaviors, attitude and conducts. Unfortunately, some people restrict animals’ level of cognition on same issues because of the fact that they are suggesting all attempts of animals shaped instinctively. People must become conscious to resign this kind of biases in that today’s studies on animals show us animals have more intellect, contrary to common belief. Additionally, according to a stunning experiment of a recognized institute in Japan, a chimpanzee knows the food is hidden under a stone and reach it effortless. Then, researches replace stone with a heaviest stone and the chimpanzee could not take the food alone. If two chimpanzees know about food, they work together. At first, they do not synchronize their collaboration in pulling the heaviest stone but eventually, they figure out reward of synchronizing to their pulling. Same experiment is again performed with a human and ultimately, chimpanzee appeals for help from the human partner. What is more, observers behold exciting indications which is related to chimpanzees’ attitudes such as looking up at human partner’s face, vocalizing, and taking the partner’s hand for soliciting (Hirata, S. & Fuwa, K., Chimpanzees learn to act with other individuals in a cooperative task, p.13). These evidences also indicate that chimpanzees learn coordinate through trial and error method like a child or a dog. Meanwhile, there have been a lot of same studies and results on dogs which is mainly discussed in this paper as well. After all, people have to be convinced of animals’ intelligent and cognition skills. In the meantime, some people still have an idea whose children, old persons or disabled people should not be left alone even with trained animals. To deal with this lack of confidence, such people must realize the bare facts in real life experiences with guide animals. Related to this, the
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