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Whale Rescue Turns Into Close Encounter
- Divers freed a humpback whale tangled in crab gear after hours of cutting rope in freezing water.
- The whale then approached each diver and pressed or pushed them, which the divers interpreted as saying "thank you."
The 'Guilty' Look Comes From Being Scolded
- Alexandra Horowitz ran an experiment showing dogs display a 'guilty' look when scolded, even if they didn't misbehave.
- The look reflects owners' scolding, not evidence the dog feels moral guilt about a past action.
Spindle Cells Link Feeling And Thought
- Scientists found Von Economo 'spindle' cells in humans and surprising other social species like whales and elephants.
- These long cells may link emotion centers with higher cognition and support complex social empathy across species.