Could it be that Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs applies to Animals also?
I don’t care how big you are, mind your language little gorilla, I’m 9 years older than you.
Do I have to call your mama?
Since I cannot post hot girls photos here on ETN, to ice and spice a little bit senses to this topic, I’d like to post these.
I’d like to give my heartiest compliments to Mr. Torsten who gives lots of patience and support to me, the bloke, heavensix and steelnlace.
Kind regards.
Black Knight of Burma.
And my heartiest compliments to the original artists and photographers of these fabulous, magnificent, picturesque photos.
And for their creative and imaginative ideas and thoughts.
You mean the Pyramid?
Yes, why not? Let’s take an example:
You know my doggy. Pappy - 2,5 kg totally - tail and ears included. Let’s see if the Pyramid suits him or not:
- physiological needs - applied 100%
- safety - applied 85% (morality excluded)
- love / belonging - applied 70% (sexual intimacy excluded)
- esteem - let’s say 50% applied, although he thinks he’s the most important among us or among dogs.
- self-actualization - I’d give him 5% because he’s creative while playing
Maybe it’s not the best example. There are also my turtles or tortoises (I never learn what they are, although Black Knight told me 100 times till now)
This was Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs applied to animals - my way.
Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask 
You’d better not
Ok Monica but perhaps I can add something to put it more in context.
I think - If an animals basic needs food, bed, security etc. are met (Like most Pets).
Then there are lots of normal instinctive behaviours that can be changed or stopped. While it is also possible to introduce some non instinctive behaviours simply because the animals feeling of lack of danger.
One of the strangest of these behaviours is inter species interaction(Playing). The first of which is normally Humans. When you see the two animals playing in the Photo
they seem to be in a kind of Utopia which permits such behaviour.
If only they knew the truth. 
When you see two animals of different species playing, like a cat and a dog, or a cat and a parrot, it might be because they grew up together and their friendship began when they didn’t feel any danger from one to another. Friendship functions in animal world too.
I don’t think the fact they grew up together is a crucial part of this behaviour.
Lets take away those basic needs…and pretend…
They have bad owners that starve them.
The cat most of the time lives on Mice(Plural of Mouse) (not Mice’s) he catches in the Garden and outside etc and is constantly tortured by some local Children.
The Parrot lives in a Cage on the Porch and is tortured on a daily basis by the cat who regularly tries to kill it.
At the end of the day they are growing up together albeit with an “Archaic” natural behaviour. Now don’t be attacking me Monica!
Turtle - Hi! Bro, what’s up?
Tortoise - Oh, nothing really. Just strolling around.
Tortoise - And you Sis ?
Turtle - Likewise , just swimming around.
Ok, dear Knight, but mine are fifty-fifty, which means 50% strolling around, 50% swimming around. So what are they then? if they jumped, they would be frogs. Fortunately, they don’t jump, don’t run, don’t talk, don’t cry. they know only ballet
You picked up beautiful pictures, maybe some of the best places in the world.
En garde, James!
Pessimistic, pessimistic way to think.
You mean this: 
I mean this: 
Even though you want me to look bad Monica - Its not about good or bad its about what
is true. The default position for most animals is mistrust of each other and a
“Hierarchy” of rules within which they communicate and interact. The default position
for different species to one another is total mistrust to a point were you either
scare/attack or run depending on who is the predator etc… Sad but true… ;-(
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Ok, dear Knight, but mine are fifty-fifty, which means 50% strolling around, 50% swimming around. So what are they then? if they jumped, they would be frogs. Fortunately, they don’t jump, don’t run, don’t talk, don’t cry. they know only ballet
You picked up beautiful pictures, maybe some of the best places in the world.
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Dear Monicalissa,
I think yours are Tortoise as far as I can remember. As they are amphibians they can swim too but not for some thousands of miles as turtles do.
Let’s say they are Tortles then. A new word for my scrabble.
The pictures? it’s good you like them. Cheers.
Half the time they don’t know themselves?
but seriously folks, what an idea…
I didn’t want you look bad, James!
I wanted myself to look good!
And for my scrabble too, because with or without Masters, I’ve never really stopped playing. I play much less than before, but I keep in touch.
Tortles then!
A colleague of mine said tortles are dumb.
I don’t think so, but it’s possible that their memory acts tricky and sometimes they think of being turtles, other times tortoises.
The other problem is the size: the boy is two times bigger than the girls and he has not enough space in the terrarium.
So what to do? Would he be happier in a zoo, would he handle the dangers of the real world? like entering in a lion’s cage by mistake for example?
Can you think of any other dynamic or instance when an animal of nature may communicate with another species?
Where is mother? I’m so scared.
Don’t be scared, sweetheart! I’m running!
It was so crowded at the hair dresser’s!
But mum will be with you in a minute!
Curiosity?
youtube.com/watch?v=hunX-DNDrd8
Probably in some cases but I was thinking of “The will to live” or “Self Preservation”
I am reminded of the times when I am making something in my Work-Shop and sometimes a Pigeon would walk into the Workshop as if it was talking to me. Usually I tried to pay attention because this was normally a sign that a Hawk was hunting it and was moving in for the Kill. But then I would get an important phone call over something and have to leave and then when I would come back later I would find a some feathers scattered as the only remains of the poor Pigeon that was asking me to save it.
This has happened quite lot of times and its as if when its staring death in the face it will communicate with another species as a last desperate attempt for help?
Unfortunately for the local Pigeon Population and a lot of others, Communicating with me is normally not going to save your life.