Animal Humanity

There have been some truly amazing stories about the compassion of animals in the press recently, especially in the cases of dolphins, gorillas, chimpanzees and elephants.

Here we have collected some of the most interesting stories of animals demonstrating emotional intelligence and compassion:

Dolphins try to save dying companion: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21146455

Elephants become stressed when leaving protected parks as they know they are not safe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21279321

When they are under threat, elephants turn to their matriarchs to know what to do: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9425000/9425590.stm

Gorilla mothers use 'baby talk' to communicate with their children: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18393314

Chimpanzees even give birth in the same way as humans, watch the amazing video of a chimp birth here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9462000/9462662.stm

They also catch contagious yawns from one another: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9450000/9450234.stm


These news stories show how much we have to learn about the secret lives of the worlds creatures and why it is increasingly more important to get them all off the red list. When we coexist with animals in a peaceful way we are creating a better world where wildlife can thrive instead of diminishing into extinction.