On this episode of VoG’s English-language show ”Infinitly Curious”, Katerina Batzaki explores whether and how much animals have empathy, can sense others’ emotions, and understand what they are feeling.
Listen to Cats of Antiparos‘ founder Iliada Stavrinidi about how her cats can travel in a box half an hour drive in the car but still find their way back home alone.
Hear from elephant whisperer Lawrence Antony how the elephants he accommodated in his game reserve in South Africa became his friends.
Learn from award-winning environmental writer Carl Safina why animals have a profound capacity for perception, thought and emotion. And find out why mice are more intelligent than we think especially when they live in groups.
Πολλοί άνθρωποι νιώθουν αγάπη και ενσυναίσθηση για τα ζώα, αλλά τα ζώα για τα οποία νοιαζόμαστε τόσο πολύ νιώθουν το ίδιο για εμάς; Και το ένα για το άλλο; Η επιστημονική έρευνα υποστηρίζει την ιδέα των συναισθημάτων στα ζώα. Στην πραγματικότητα, οι ερευνητές έχουν παρατηρήσει ενσυναίσθηση σε αυτά, καθώς και θλίψη, φόβο και άλλα σύνθετα συναισθήματα που συχνά συνδέονται κυρίως με τους ανθρώπους.
Many humans feel love and empathy towards animals, but do the animals we care about so deeply feel the same about us? How about each other? Scientific research backs the idea of emotions in animals. In fact, researchers have observed empathy in them, as well as grief, fear and other complex emotions often associated primarily with humans.