Long-term consistency in chimpanzee consolation behaviour reflects empathetic personalities
Non-human animals are known to exhibit behaviours suggestive of empathy, but the development and maintenance of these traits is unexplored. Here, Webb and colleagues quantify individual consolation tendencies over 10 years across two chimpanzee groups and show evidence of consistent ‘empathetic pers...
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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