- Scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands demonstrated that pigs empathise with others that they share a pen with
- The researchers trained some pigs to anticipate a reward or punishment
- They found untrained pigs shared the stress and happiness of their mates
Scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands set out to investigate whether pigs can show empathy to one another, defined by renowned primatologist Frans de Waal as ‘the capacity to be affected by and share the emotional state of another, assess the reasons for the other’s state and identify with the other, adopting his or her perspective’
