Can Animals Make True Art?

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🎨Animals show creativity in several ways, but are we able to consider anything they’ve ever produced as art? There are several examples of animals taught how to paint and “art” made for mating displays that we can look at to try and find an answer. So while everyone’s busy arguing about whether AI can truly create art, I’m here to answer whether animals can do it. Bonus Videos and More on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/daninblue Join my discord! https://discord.gg/zbsZW8PYfK [CLOSED CAPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS VIDEO] If you’re seeing this, consider leaving a comment. It helps me a lot :) 0:00 Animals That Paint 0:49 The Monkey Selfie Dispute 1:34 Why Elephant Paintings are Not Art 2:34 Creativity in Nature 3:17 The Evolution of Human Creativity 4:32 DANCE PARTY!!!!!! 5:11 The Performing Arts in Nature 6:05 The fish you’ve been waiting for 7:33 The Insane Mating Displays of Bowerbirds 8:29 Why mating rituals are always so weird 9:16 Pigcasso EXPOSED 😱😱😱 10:30 Return to Monke 11:19 The Final Question Further Reading on Today’s Subject: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103097/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1208350109 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.14506 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666622722000156 Contact me here: [email protected] WHO AM I? Hey, I’m Dan. I have an Honours B.Sc in Biology and Psychology with a focused interest on evolution and behaviour. I have a lot of thoughts and need creative outlets at all times, so making these videos is a great way to cope with the struggle of indefinite existence. I plan to stick around on YouTube for a while, so I hope to see you around for years to come :) Gear I use for videos: Camera https://amzn.to/4dgjjxI Lav Mic https://amzn.to/4gDiRMG Things I’m not really active on but have an account for: TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@daninblue_ IG: https://www.instagram.com/daninblue_/ MUSIC I USED IN THIS VIDEO (in order): "A Brand New Start" TrackTribe (Youtube Audio Library) "Bleeping Demo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Galactic Rap" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "On the Ground" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Blue Ribbons" TrackTribe (Youtube Audio Library) "Dirt Roads" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Scheming Weasel (faster version)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “Helium” TrackTribe (Youtube Audio Library)