Do animals show empathy?

06.09.2024

Claus Lamm and Magdalena Boch publish an article (as part of a larger series on Animal Cognition) in renowned public science journal "Gehirn und Geist"

Their summary: Rats freeing fellow rats, or monkeys comforting each other: Animals often seem very empathetic. There is indeed much to suggest for such sentience. However, we should probably not use the term "empathy" to refer too much to how it is used in humans.

The full issue can be found and purchased here: https://www.spektrum.de/inhaltsverzeichnis/aus-fehlern-lernen-gehirn-und-geist-10-2024/2199935