I agree with your annoyance at these types of threads. The contrast in this chain is the animated discussion between the originator and various scientists including neuroscientists, primatologists, etc.
Brad Wyble [1, 2]
[1] https://psych.la.psu.edu/directory/bpw10
Sharon Rodobre OBE [3, 4]
[3] https://lafeber.com/vet/redrobe/
[4] https://blooloop.com/features/twycross-zoo-sharon-redrobe-on...
Claudio Tennie [5, 6, 7]
[5] https://sites.google.com/view/claudiotennie/cv
[6] https://sites.google.com/view/claudiotennie
[7] https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwisse...
Tom Roth [8]
[8] https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/1/tom-roth
Patrick A. Jansen [9]
[9] https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/Patrickdr.ir.-PA-Patrick-Janse...
I will not discuss the others you excluded; it would be tedious and belaboring the point.
Finally, I agree with those who refuted the original poster despite his answers to their counterpoint. Someone posted a claim that was argued with civility over the chain of comments, not unlike what happens in HN. How such a discussion is tiresome, I leave to individual preference. :-)
[1] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sharon-redrobe-obe-11139912
[2] https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/scie...
[3] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scientist
[4] https://sciencecouncil.org/about-science/10-types-of-scienti...