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Daily Archives: August 4, 2012

Animal Empathy?

August 4, 2012 · by GunnarDW | in Animal, Biology, Science | tagged Animal, Ant, Empathy, Evidence, Rat, Rescue | 5 Comments

Do animals possess empathy? A loaded question. A couple of recent studies have claimed they do (think of rescue rats and yawning dogs). But, as I asked in the post about the yawning dog study, is that really what is shown? A recent article in Biology Letters addresses this query. (See also the Oxford University […]

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