Many people believe that humans are the only species on earth that have a complex emotional and moral. But more and more scientific evidence has shown that both mice, wolves, and elephants are subject to their own moral code. Different animal species may have innate sense of fairness, sympathy, and will assist other unfortunate animal.
In the name of "wild justice" book, University of Colorado ecologist Mark Bykov. Professor put forward a lot of animal have the moral evidence. Bekov believes that the wolves hierarchical, elephants, dolphins, courageous, monkey elderly, mouse has sympathy ethics "," deeply rooted in all mammalian animal brain, provides a "social glue", often allow aggressive competition and habits in animal cluster.
He has collected evidence from all over the world to show that different kinds of mammals have a sense of justice. They have a lot of compassion, and will help other unfortunate companions and even other animals. His conclusion will be given to animal welfare groups to promote humane treatment of animals.
Bekov said: "the animal and human, various cultures or groups have subtle differences in ethics, moral standards also varies with the different species, so they cannot be compared to each other, it is difficult to compare with human. He believes that the development of the animal community moral norms, to help regulate the behavior of animals such as wolves and primates and other social activities. He claimed that the rules would help control the fighting in a group and encourage cooperation with each other.
The results also show that some animals may even express sympathy for the suffering of other species. Bekov added: "in reality had escaped to assist humans dolphins sharks, elephants and other things help escape the sheepfold antelope. Although it is difficult to determine the compassion of the species across species, it is not easy to deny it. "
Wolf: hierarchy
Wolf advocates justice, as the leader of the wolf will often deliberately tolerance the lower level of the wolf, flip the belly play tame, let them on yourself. If not too low-level wolf disrespect to the leader, it will immediately bow and ask for forgiveness. The other canine animal have similar moral standards. For example, if a dog bites the other pups, the rest of the dog will be sent to exile this guy, and it will never be able to return to their homes. In addition, a study found that if the owner only gives one dog food and does not give the other one, they tend to be divided into the same taste.
The vampire bat: mutual love
Vampire bats need to suck blood every day, but there are always a number of vulnerable communities often unable to find their own food. So the vampire who successfully found the food will be part of their own food to those who hunt for food. The vampire bat also know how to Thanksgiving, they are more willing to help and those who have had their companions to share food. Experts believe that this kind of reciprocity will help the whole group of unity. Biologists have found that - the United States Florida, a mother of Rodrigues fruit bats will help other bat.
The monkey: Nursing
In one experiment, the scientists trained some of Diana guenon, let them learn to automatic food machine into tokens for food. One of the oldest female monkey has been unable to learn the coin, but people have found a male is helping it become. Scientists have discovered that the male monkey has at least three times to help the old mother to get food. Because the monkey's behavior did not give himself any personal gain, Professor Bekov believes that the monkey's behavior is completely out of instinct.
The elephant: courageous
An elephant is a kind of animal that likes to live in groups and feelings. Africa had a head named Elinore elderly mother is sick, another female elephant in a group like trying to gently help Elinore stand up. Impressive, this elephant eventually Elinore did not leave until after death. In addition, in South Africa had an antelope being trapped in a fence, eleven head courageous elephant unexpectedly to rescue the antelope big action, opened the door with a nose fence iron bolt, opened the door to the fence, the fence to escape the antelope.
The mouse: sympathy
In one experiment, the researchers first give a group of mice food, once they go down to eat food, it will trigger the organs in the cage, the other group of rats will immediately be electric shock. The mice soon discovered this rule, and when they were given food again, they were so indifferent to the food. The results of the study found that the first group of rats would rather not eat food, but also do not want companions suffered shock. A recent study by Swiss scientists also showed that, if some mice had been helped by other rats, they would have helped to get food for those who had nothing to do with themselves.
The dolphin: save humanity
A recent neurological study suggests that the brain of mammals such as whale and dolphins is similar to humans in the brain of spindle cells, and the ability to understand the feelings of others is to worship it. It is understood that the number of humpback whales have spindle cells is three times that of humans in the evolutionary process of human compassion more than. In 1966, a South Korean fishing boat in the Pacific sea fishing on the sea