Empathy is a Sign of Animal Intelligence.

By: MARIA JUAN TOMAS

How do animals show empathy? I think animals have empathy and that empathy is a sign of intelligence. When I feel sad my dog comes close to me to show me empathy: they can understand how we feel. All animals feel empathy with other animals. Animals display empathy toward humans and other animals in multitude ways.

The primary reason is that animals get empathy because they understand how we feel. For example it seems as if your cat or dog knows when you need a hug. But is your pet aware of your emotions? Mammals, or in other words, cats and dogs have empathy. According to the author of this YouTube video you can see that the animals can feel empathy.

This empathy shows animal intelligence because The idea of empathy in animals introduces a whole new way of looking at our non-human neighbors, suggesting that our feelings towards them could be reciprocated.. Animals also all animals feel empathy with other animals. In fact the animals feel empathy with each other. This proves animals are intelligent because Since Darwin, scientists have suspected that an animal's intelligence has something to do with the size of its brain..

Animals display empathy towards humans, And other animals in multitudes wats. According to the article “Do animals show empathy” Some studies also suggest Animals have Empathy sing members of the other species Including species. This demonstrates that animals are intelligent because they show empathy to each other.

I believe the animals are intelligent and that empathy is a sign of that. Animals can feel empathy with other animals and humans . When humans feel sad the animals come to us they hug us .

All animals can feel empathy to other animals and they can feel empathy for humans. For example, if an animal is happy and content, is it normal for the rest of its group to adopt the same emotion; a mirror effect known as “emotional contagion” Can empathy be both good and bad?