Morality in animals

Very interesting talk on TED.com - and for those of you who aren't familiar with TED.COM, I would recommend, very highly, watching their videos at least once a week. Fascinating topics from fascinating people.
In this case, Frans De Waal delivers an engaging talk on morality in other species - what he describes as caring about the well-being of others isn't just restricted to humans as you'll see. This might be a little long (16 minutes) for those who are a bit attention challenged, but it is worth watching. There are some really fascinating tests that show some traits that we share with our primate relatives. What is really fascinating is the sense of fairness that some species demonstrate (see the Capuchin test toward the end of the video). So we really aren't much different from other animals - now if we can only figure out how to stop breeding animals and get homes for all the abandoned dogs and cats!

As always, keep your dogs and cats safe and keep wagging!