Dogs look out for their friends, much like people do. That’s what a new study from an Austrian university revealed after they observed dogs giving food to dogs they knew over strangers.
The study revealed that, dogs can be altruistic when it comes to their behavior, something that has not been scientifically demonstrated before.
The act of helping another animal without necessarily benefiting from it personally is called prosocial behavior.
This kind of cooperation among animals has been scientifically demonstrated in other primates.
To be able to cooperate with each other is usually used to distinguish humans from other species.
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