Articles for tag: animal behavior, animal empathy, Compassion in Animals, Elephants, Wildlife Facts

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Could Elephants Be More Empathetic Than We Are? Science Thinks So

Suhail Ahmed

Elephants don’t just move across landscapes; they move each other. When a calf cries, adults converge like a living shield, trunks reaching, rumbles pouring out like comfort in sound. Researchers have been quietly documenting these moments and finding a startling pattern: complex care, targeted helping, and even apparent consolation are not exceptions but part of ...