what do titmice feel when they eat sparrows?

hi @nostupidquestions@lemmy.world ! I was told titmice eat sparrows. what do they feel when they’re ripping out a fellow small bird? do they understand titmice and sparrows are kinda alike? do they have bad feelings about killing them for eating, then? or are they completely indifferent?

  • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Most wildlife isn’t capable of that level of thought or empathy.

    For most animals that hunt, the thought process is “I’m hungry. This looks like something I can eat. Now I’m not hungry”

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      I was going to say that maybe elephants are intelligent enough to feel this conflict, but then I remembered that elephants only eat plants. Maybe that’s why.