The article “New Evidence of Animal Consciousness” explains how many animals can experience the simple concepts of consciousness. The article discusses the difference in animals and human consciousness, how humans can comprehend their state of the mind and body compared to animals. Humans are conscious in the way that we are aware of ourselves and all of our surroundings, and most importantly understanding them (Griffin and Speck). Animals on the other hand are believed to have simple consciousness, like awareness of objects, social relationships, memories and can, for a short period of…