Do animals have empathy?

Apart from some rear-guard behaviorists, few people hesitate to ascribe empathy to their dogs. But then dogs are mans best friend, freely credited with lots of human sentiments. For as much as we empathize with our canines, we have been stingy about recognizing empathy elsewhere in the animal kingdom, reserving it as a human trait. read more

This week, two videos have supposedly shown the astonishing empathy of animals: creatures rushing to help their fellow species in their hour of need. This week, two videos have supposedly shown the astonishing empathy of animals: creatures rushing to help their fellow species in their hour of need. read more