We are human, therefore everything has a name - we personify everything, little kids name dolls and if asked will explain how their dolls are "feeling" that day; it's just a part of being a highly evolved social being, it's how we classify the world around us into meaningful ways.Originally Posted by ECechoHO
What is the purpose of naming an animal that CAN'T respond to your "calls,instructions" given to them..??
I work with wild animals all the time, none of which will come when called, (even the education animals I train have more response to food and reward cues than to their names) but nearly everything ends up with some kind of name, usually a feature of their injury or rescue despite everyone having a specific ID number. When you have a bunch of patients, it's much faster to ask the vet "Hey, can you take a look at Crooked's eye?" instead of "Hey, can you look at box turtle, umm... [walk over to find the file] number BT-124H's eye?".
-Crooked had a head injury and tilted his head to one side for a while-
Besides, naming things is fun.
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