Study: Prairie Voles Console Loved Ones Who Are Stressed

Prairie voles offer extra grooming as a form of consolation for their stressed friends and family members New research shows prairie voles are empathetic little rodents. When their loved ones are stressed, they offer consolation in the form of a good extra-long licking. Until now, consolation behavior had only been observed among a few non-human species, highly intelligent animals like … Continue reading →