Re: [OM] Project Kitty, "Before" shot

[Chris Barker]

I believe it, Mike.  There was an article on the radio a couple of weeks ago 
about rats laughing.  And 2 nights ago I watched a documentary on killer whales 
and how they look after each other, whether or not part of the same pod.

Chris

On 28 Oct 13, at 21:52, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:

>>> But in the meantime, we'll just go
>>> with the fantasy that they actually love us.
> 
> Well the fantasy may really not be that far off the truth. Perhaps you 
> heard about the article in Science one of the two most prestigious 
> scientific journals on earth (with Nature) providing evidence that even 
> rats MAY display cognitive empathy.  The behaviourists will poo-poo 
> this of course.
> 
> http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1427
> 
> http://www.nature.com/news/rats-free-each-other-from-cages-1.9603
> 
> What is so surprising? The Limbic sysytem (seat of emotions) is 
> phyogenetically ancient.

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