See the reaction of this donkey to see the girl who raised him since he was little 😭 😍

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[awesomerwb1]

1. These love/animal stories

Get me every time.

[jimlup]

2. Don't tell me animals don't have souls...

It is taken as axiomatic but it is obviously and demonstrably false

[vlyons]

26. Animals don't have souls

What some call a soul, is the mammalian mind. Mammals evolved a limbic system in the brain, which creates emotions, memories and arousal (or stimulation). Reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish don't have a limbic system. "Soul" is a poetric label for what I call "mind." Generally, we don't give nearly enough credit to what mammals think and feel.

[wasupaloopa]

27. Why do birds get attached to people! Parakeets, cockatiels and parrots

I have known are attached and excited by their humans.

My wife’s cockatiel knew when her car pulled up outside after work. He would start chirping before she came through the door.

[vlyons]

32. Well I know that you can't find a picture of it in any anatomy book

because it doesn't exist. It's a western cultural concept.

[jimlup]

35. So apparently, if I understand your statement correctly, ...

you would also agree that humans have no souls.

Perhaps I misunderstood your post. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with whatever you want to think is true. But be careful. One thing that I have learned in my 61 years is that no one really knows the truth. Many claim to but none actually know.

[vlyons]

36. Humans do not have "souls"

What we in the west call "soul," Asians call "mind." Clearly we have a mind, but you cannot find it. Western psychology and western neuroscience have a lot to say about how the mind works, and which parts of the brain and the neuro system do what. Then there is Buddhist psychology about how the mind works and different levels of consciousness at which the mind operates. I prefer to leave soul as a poetic concept.

[jimlup]

37. So you are nit picking the language.

so be it. I pref not to share my thoughts on the matter because you think you are "schooling me". You are not.

[Nevermypresident]

3. Brings me to tears, every time.

[Delmette2.0]

4. It is like he was calling Mama, Mama!

[True Blue American]

8. Love that!

[BamaRefugee]

5. I see this as an OMEN. The Democrats will embrace a dark haired female for President! ;-)

[brush]

16. I like that. Leave it to DU for someone to come up with that. Thank you.

[pazzyanne]

25. I hope she is from Minnesota!

[LiberalLovinLug]

33. Good one!

[Grokenstein]

6. NOT CRYING

(snivel)

[BadgerMom]

9. Me either.

[Dem2theMax]

12. Me either.

But for some reason I feel like I need a whole box of Kleenex sitting next to me right now.

[sandensea]

7. Soul mates

Nothing beats that.

Thanks for sharing this.

[kiri]

10. animal emotions/restraints are not the same as human emotions

The problem/danger in all these sweet interactions is that animals usually do not know their strength. Do not grasp what the human may feel in pain.

Recall the horse that bit off the hand of the girl her 5-yr-long friend--not because the horse was angry, but being 'friendly and not knowing. Likewise, the pet raccoon that scratched out an eye--merely wanting hug/cuddles.
Bears do not like to be cuddled--their 'kiss' may be your cheek. It was a very nice bear, long acclimated to humans, but...story too gruesome.

Animals do have emotions--fear, anger, wanting comfort, feeling safe, maybe love. Our own emotions evolved from earlier brains.

Pain, hunger, warmth, of course.

It is wrong to dismiss that fish do not feel pain, yet that is the standard view.

[lunatica]

11. There is no mistaking that outpouring of total love!

It made me cry!

[packman]

13. Damn, that was nice

A lotta love there

[KrazyinKS]

14. Anyone who has ever had a furbaby knows they are smarter than we give them credit for

They have real emotions, and every once in a while they will do something that takes a fair amount of complex thinking. I find myself looking at them and saying "okay you can go back to being an animal now"

[demigoddess]

15. yes, we adopted a cat and the first night he cuddled up to my daughter's back when she

cried. Her scoliosis made her uncomfortable. Later on he played a game with her. Just to make her laugh. We loved that cat.

[burrowowl]

17. Sweet!

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Proof

of the collective unconscious in animals too!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

19. Suffer from dry eye? WATCH THIS! Instant tears...

[titanicdave]

20. ....That Sweet Little Animal...

....demonstrates unconditional love.....animals have that trait......human beings...not so much......a beautiful story indeed......

[Moral Compass]

21. That is so sweet.

[usaf-vet]

22. Thank you for this wonderful video.

Now just take a moment to think about all the children that have been separated from their parents.

The evil that occupies the WH needs to go.

[Worried senior]

23. Makes me want to cry

The love between both is wonderful.

[warmfeet]

24. Friends forever.

A thing of beauty!

[AdamGG]

28. If this was a Republican message board...

it would instead feature videos of people shooting animals.

[mountain grammy]

29. Beautiful! I'm gonna go cuddle my dog.

[orleans]

30. animals are sentient beings

they feel, they have emotions, they love

(i wish people would cut down on their consumption of them)

[LiberalLovinLug]

34. I'd be curious to know how long it was that they'd seen each other

As she still looks like a little girl to me.
But yeah it's awesome seeing this real emotional reaction.

[Bayard]

39. Sweet!

I hear that when my mini-donks want to be fed, or petted.