“All intelligent and semi-intelligent life eventually learns how to cheat. Even our pets cheat. The domesticated Guinea Pig will inflict sleep deprivation on their owner by squeaking at night, over the slightest chance that their owner will wake up and feed them sooner. They even adjust the pitch so that their owner never realizes that the guinea pigs are the ones waking them up. Many dogs and cats learn to do this as well”
Optional extra: The domestic Guinea Pig is incapable of malice or spite towards their owner, only fear, and perhaps gratitude for sating their hunger.
Dogs can tell when their owners are unhealthy, but are not intelligent enough to make the connection between sleep deprivation and their owner’s long-term health. But if guinea pigs were intelligent enough to make the connection, they would probably do it anyway.
“All intelligent and semi-intelligent life eventually learns how to cheat. Even our pets cheat. The domesticated Guinea Pig will inflict sleep deprivation on their owner by squeaking at night, over the slightest chance that their owner will wake up and feed them sooner. They even adjust the pitch so that their owner never realizes that the guinea pigs are the ones waking them up. Many dogs and cats learn to do this as well”
Optional extra: The domestic Guinea Pig is incapable of malice or spite towards their owner, only fear, and perhaps gratitude for sating their hunger.
Dogs can tell when their owners are unhealthy, but are not intelligent enough to make the connection between sleep deprivation and their owner’s long-term health. But if guinea pigs were intelligent enough to make the connection, they would probably do it anyway.