Article on Chickens feeling empathy..

[Candiss]

http://www.livescience.com/13135-hens-show-empathy-chicks.html

I thought it was a pretty interesting article..

 

[SilverPhoenix]

Oh, what a wonderful article and study! Thank you so much for sharing it, I'm sending it to all of my co-workers! (I work at a farm animal sanctuary.)

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

That's pretty cool! I just wish my own chickens were acting like mother hens to the newcomer pullets...

 

[mbakerins]

So that explains my DW!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8370301/Chickens-are-capable-of-feeling-empathy-scientists-believe.html

Here it is again in another place (with fewer details given).

 

[Country Heart]

Nice

 

[old geezer]

...well now---let all who called chicken dumb read the article and think twice....

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[Firearia]

Haha, I heard about this on the radio while my mom drove me home from school. x3