It doesn't seem to me at all like we're only looking for signs of intelligence in apes. We're looking for it in everything. The article even references advocates for the legal personhood of great apes, dolphins, elephants, and whales.
You give Youtube way too much credit. Science has done more to help understand animals than all of historical philosophy. Youtube has done more to spread that understanding to laypeople.
You give Youtube way too much credit. Science has done more to help understand animals than all of historical philosophy. Youtube has done more to spread that understanding to laypeople.