In the philosophy of man is there room for the philosophy of animals?

Question:In other words do you think animals consider their surroundings or merely exist in them?

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Winnie the Pooh has his own philosophy, so why can't animals?

Well, the question is really confusing. The philosophy of man should of course, include the creatures of the earth since we are one of the higher primates and technical stewards.
As far as animals and their surrounds?? I have no idea.

an animal considers their surroundings in the sense of searching them for food, learning to adapt to them, et cetera. Nothing just exists, it has to be though of and conceived first, whether biologically or otherwise. Things don't pop out of nowhere, so of course animals have thoughts about their surroundings. If they didn't, they wouldn't be able to survive.

They have the instinct and intelligence to "consider their environment" or they would not be able to survive the next second. But in the description of their environment as in beauty, holy or unholy, etc. An animal does not make those kinds of considerations.

Inherent in philosophy is communication.
Until we understand animals a little better, their philosophy is misunderstood there for it runs subject to ours under a lower category.

yes its called survival of the fittest

Those are two UNRELATED questions. The philosophy of Man takes into account the existence and the nature of all other animal life, because man places himself at the top of the intelligence chain.

But animals do not contemplate their own contemplation; in other words, they are not conscious of consciousness as we are. I do believe they ponder their surroundings with great curiosity that could be compared to a man staring at the stars and wondering about them.

But a man can conclude things about his ponderings. All an animal can conclude is: this will not hurt me; this is not my enemy; this is an enemy I must escape from; or, like a dolphin, "Hey, I've got a ball i can balance on my beak!"