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"People used to like to make that stark division between human and nonhuman animals. But there's just no doubt that the scientific evidence for animal morality is accumulating as more and more animals are studied."
—Ethologist Marc Bekoff discusses recent research showing that animals may have a sense of right and wrong. Fortunately, the only species discussed here are dogs and penguins, so you can still eat your burger without too much worry.
The more pious the penguin the more flavorful the flesh.
Point, meet counterpoint, in the form of a heartwarming anecdote at the end of the article about a monkey and her baby.
@Gef the Talking Mongoose If non-human animals can have morality, why not transgression also?
And was that NYT piece was written by a crazy person, or is this the typical tone for discussion of science in that paper?
@Werner Hedgehog : Considering that the piece includes the phrase "… monkeys that act like hipster zombies, greeting unwanted offspring with a ghoulish demand for brains …", I'm definitely going for "crazy person."
Or at least "person who has no knack for simile and also had a side bet on whether they could get the words 'hipster' and 'zombie' published in an article that isn't about Colson Whitehead."
But does this mean I can't eat penguin sliders any more???
Most of the cows I know are existentialists.
@ejcsanfran: Canines are known to be socially responsible investors.
how to cook a fucking dog