Understanding animal emotions is a key to unlocking methods for improving animal welfare.
Currently there are no 'benchmarks' or any scientific assessments available for measuring …

Humans and great apes are highly social species, and encounter conspecifics throughout
their daily lives. During social interactions, they exchange information about their emotional …

Emotional contagion, the emotional state‐matching of an individual with another, seems to
be crucial for many social species. In recent years evidence on emotional contagion in …

Humans interact with animals in numerous ways and on numerous levels. We are indeed
living in an “animal” s world,'in the sense that our lives are very much intertwined with the …

Simple Summary Emotions or affective states recognition in farm animals is an
underexplored research domain. Despite significant advances in animal welfare research …

Psychopathy is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has a highly deleterious effect upon
both individuals and society at large. Psychopaths grossly neglect and disrespect the …

Highlights•Lions yawn when they are relaxed and engage in social affiliation.•The arousal
state seems to inhibit yawning in wild lions.•Wild lions are infected by others' yawns.•Yawn …

Self-other distinction is crucial for empathy, since it prevents the confusion of self-
experienced emotions with those of others. We aimed to extend our understanding of the …

Many people, including nearly half of American households, own a pet dog. Previous work
has found that therapy dog interactions reduce distress, but little work to date has empirically …

Pain is a salient, aversive sensation which motivates avoidance, but also has a strong social
signaling function. Numerous studies have shown that regions of the nervous system active …