Animals can tell right from wrong


	Animals can tell right from wrong

jamreilly

5-24-2009 5:56 AM

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5-25-2009 2:06 PM

aklimento

I suspect not all of them possess equal amount of morality...

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Animals possess a sense of morality that allows them to tell the difference 
  between right and wrong, according to a controversial new book. 
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Scientists studying animal behaviour believe they have growing evidence that 
  species ranging from mice to primates are governed by moral codes of conduct 
  in the same way as humans.
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Until recently, humans were thought to be the only species to experience 
  complex emotions and have a sense of morality. 
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But Prof Marc Bekoff, an ecologist at University of Colorado, Boulder, 
  believes that morals are "hard-wired" into the brains of all 
  mammals and provide the "social glue" that allow often aggressive 
  and competitive animals to live together in groups.
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He has compiled evidence from around the world that shows how different 
  species of animals appear to have an innate sense of fairness, display 
  empathy and help other animals that are in distress.
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