re: Three crocodiles guide stray dog to safety from a pack of feral dogs, scientists baffled

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the muggers were simply putting their emotional intelligence on display. "Emotional empathy"– which allows one species "to experience the emotional feelings of another"

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Uh, no.

Crocodiles have a brain a little larger than a walnut and are basically dinosaurs. They cannot experience empathy.

Crocs don’t give a frick about your feelings.