Humans, cerebral cortex and all, seem to be able to lack some or all emotions. A tegu may appear to possess emotions while lacking that brain structure, would it not seem at least somewhat plausible that what we detect originating in the cerebral cortex may not be the end all and start of all emotions? After all we have NEVER, NEVER, NEVER had what goes on in the mind of something other than ourselves, a mere fifty years ago, hell i live in Alabama and know people today that would tell me a black person doesn't feel the same things i do. There was plenty of "science" to back this up, it had holes in it but eh...it worked ok, i prefer to wait until we have some clue at least of our OWN SPECIES before i will sign off on any others.



That said you are probably right for the most part, i am somewhat confident that there is some sort of bonding in some reptiles but i have not done enough research to say more than i already have.



This is just my opinion and it is based off of anecdotes and experience with little to know scientific basis, although history has without fail proven my line of arguments correct in the past. =)

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