According to an Article from Science Magazine, rats also experience empathy. It is often thought that animals are not smart enough to experience more complex emotions and that all they do is based on instinct. However, research in an experiment with white rats shows that rats will save other rats from drowning. The rats are even more likely to save them if they have had a bad experience with water as well. Food was also included in the experiment. The research shows that 50-80 percent of rats chose to save another rat over the chocolate. The article says that to chose to help others over a necessity (food) suggests that empathy exists as a biological trait similar to what humans have.Science Mag.
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