Here are some fun facts about kindness

and empathy in animals! Feel free to share these

with your child and ask them ;

>> Which one did you find the most interesting? <<

A. _____ help veterans, kids

with autism, and adults experiencing

mental health distress by displaying

empathy and comforting them

(UWA Psychology, 2019).

B. _____ have best friends!

They have mates they share social

connections with, and this was found to

lower overall stress levels and increase

their cognitive skills (Crow, 2020).

C. _____ will try using

their tusks to pick up

a fellow member that is

injured (Mooney, 2013).

D. _____ will self-

lessly help each other out.

They have been observed to

voluntarily help each other

 obtain food rewards and

perform„“selfless“acts 

(Crow, 2020).

E. _____ take care

of their ill and elderly! For

instance, they will run and

fetch water for an elder

female (Mooney, 2013).

Write the answers

in  the chart below!

2  Cows

3  Chimpanzees

1  Parrots

4  Service Dogs

5  Elephants

A

B

C

D

E

Answers

     A : Service dogs

     B : Cows

     C : Elephants

    D : Parrots

     E : Chimpanzees