2.1 Rats show empathy

I found that rats are not innately born to help other rats. Instead, the rats form bonds with those that are placed in a surrounding social setting and those bonds can directly tie to empathy felt for the other rats around them. This shows that although rats are not born with empathy that they are able to develop this mindset through their past experiences and social interactions.

This is a photo of teh rats that were used in the experiment at the University of Chicago.