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Bates, L.A.; Lee, P.C.; Njiraini, N.; Poole, J.H.; Sayialel, K.; Sayialel, S.; Moss, C.J.; Byrne, R. | ||||
| Title | Do Elephants Show Empathy? | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2008 | Publication | Journal of Consciousness Studies | Abbreviated Journal | J Conscious Stud |
| Volume | 15 | Issue | 10-11 | Pages | 204-225 |
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| Abstract | Elephants show a rich social organization and display a number of unusual traits. In this paper, we analyse reports collected over a thirty-five year period, describing behaviour that has the potential to reveal signs of empathic understanding. These include coalition formation, the offering of protection and comfort to others, retrieving and 'babysitting' calves, aiding individuals that would otherwise have difficulty in moving, and removing foreign objects attached to others. These records demonstrate that an elephant is capable of diagnosing animacy and goal directedness, and is able to understand the physical competence, emotional state and intentions of others, when they differ from its own. We argue that an empathic understanding of others is the simplest explanation of these abilities, and discuss reasons why elephants appear to show empathy more than other non-primate species. | ||||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 5057 | ||
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McComb, K.; Moss, C.; Sayialel, S.; Baker, L. | ||||
| Title | Unusually extensive networks of vocal recognition in African elephants | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2000 | Publication | Anim Behav | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 59 | Issue | Pages | ||
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| Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ McComb2000 | Serial | 6281 | ||
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