Porcupinefish Loves Interacting With Its Hooman, Smiles, And Waves Back With Its Fins When Greeted
If you think that only dogs and cats act like they're human, think again. There are many creatures out there that exhibit human-like behaviors.
For instance, there's an Asian elephant living in a zoo in South Korea that can mimic human language. The large creature combines the abilities of its throat and trunk to say the Korean words for "good," "hello," "lie down," "sit down," and "no."
Another example is when the University of Geneva's behavioral biologist Roland Maurer witnessed a large iguana at the Chaux-de-Fonds zoo seeking cuddles. When it received head pats, the iguana closed its eyes and stood still.
Maurer believes that the iguana finds this pleasurable. He adds that the creature has mechanisms that signal head pats as pleasant.
Because if that weren't the case, the iguana would have rejected it. Now, if iguanas do have some kind of oxytocin, do fish have it too?
While we don't fully understand how the chemicals in fish work, it seems that there is a porcupinefish in Japan that enjoys interacting with its hooman. Twitter user wee65 shared an adorable interaction between them and their pet porcupinefish named Yuu.
In the roughly half-minute video, the owner waved at their porcupinefish. The moment the little creature saw its waving owner, it hurriedly swam toward them.
Just like its owner, it started waving its fins along with its body. It was smiling to boot.
The heartwarming interaction lasted until the end of the video. The owner continued to wave, and the porcupinefish responded to each greeting.
Even a porcupinefish knows how to greet a human. This creature has some good manners indeed!
And it's not just the owner who found this sight adorable; even other Twitter users were amazed by the whole thing.
Some even praised the porcupinefish for saying hello like a Japanese idol.
According to the owner, they have been taking care of the porcupinefish for the past five years.
The first time they saw this happy gesture was when they met the creature at the pet store. It has been that way ever since.
The owner guesses that their porcupinefish is used to the presence of people since it has been so friendly from the very beginning.
Yuu responds in the same manner to everyone. It truly is a friendly creature!
But according to the owner, Yuu doesn't just wave at people to greet them; it could also mean that it's hungry and wants some food.
Yuu isn't just friendly toward humans. It knows how to greet other animals too!
The owner has another pet—a rosy-faced lovebird named Suu. They took a video of the two animals.
It was a friendly encounter. When Yuu saw Suu, it immediately smiled as if greeting the other creature.
Witnessing the heartwarming bond between Yuu and its owner, as well as between Yuu and Suu, shows us that different creatures can exhibit genuine affection for one another.
Such stories prove that connections don't only occur between similar species, but across different creatures too. It truly is a joy to see humans and animals forming unexpected friendships.
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