Do Animals Feel Empathy? | Animal Einsteins | BBC Earth

How clever do you have to be to put yourself in someone elses shoes and what's the advantage? For a long time it was thought that only humans could feel empathy but recent discoveries have discovered other species may also have the ability.
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Animal Einsteins
Animals have to be smart to survive. Chris Packham reveals the natural world’s surprising brainboxes and uncovers the clever strategies that give certain species the upper hand.

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