“Spike the Bearded Dragon saved the day today when he woke his owner up from a nap to find the home’s bathroom on fire! Spike’s owner, Donald, was napping on the couch when Spike leaped onto his face, insisting he wake up. Donald was then able to quickly extinguish the fire before it spread to the rest of the home. Who knows how far it would have spread without Spike’s help, as Donald was so tired that he even slept through the sound of the smoke alarms!” says a Facebook post by the South King Fire Department, whose district covers wide swaths of the southern Seattle metro area.
Did some research on reptile intelligence and have concluded that in all likelihood that this was actually Spike reacting to the fire by seeking his owner out and jumping on his face when stressed by the smell of the smoke. Not the same as a dog or cat acting with intent like “DONALD! DONALD WAKE! DONALD! SOMETHING WRONG! SMELL BAD! STRONG! HOT HOT! IS GLOWING! UNFUCK NOW! DO HUMAN SOMETHING TO MAKE STOP! WAKE NOW!” but a response to the same effect.
Spike could’ve just said “fuck this” and crawled into the basement or whatever but he chose to seek safety and comfort with his owner when stressed by an unfamiliar stimulus in his environment.