💞Animals' Compassion that Humans Seem to Lack

Compassion was thought to be an elevated emotional state that only humans could feel. To feel compassion, one must recognize what another is feeling, and take some action to alleviate their suffering

Animals were thought to only function out of biological drives for survival. But there are so many examples, from a variety of social animals, where great compassion is shown to both members of their own, as well as to other species, where there is no biological gain from assisting another

Today's recent scientific insights show us that animals may be role models of compassion and that we can learn so very much from

While the consciousness of animals may be different from that of humans, it's becoming increasingly impossible to deny that they have the intelligence & emotional states that many humans lack. They seem to be capable of so much compassion, a sense of another and have a proactive responses to those in need or in pain

I owned a lovebird and when I had her for just a few weeks, I remember coming home from work one day and laying on my couch. I had a really awful day and I was petting the bird on my stomach. I started to cry and that little love bird raced up my body towards my face. I was scared at first. She nuzzled her body into my neck as if she was hugging me. It was then that I knew the love of birds.