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Animal Altruism
196517 min 20 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Arthur Lipsett
Production: Joseph Koenig
Concern and generosity for others are common in man but it has been assumed that this is due to social pressures. Dr. D.O. Hebb indicates, however, that comparative evidence shows it is more fundamental, having developed with evolution; it can be found in the dog, and is clearly marked in the porpoise and chimpanzee.
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Subject categories
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Animals
- Animals > Research, Evolution and Animal Behaviour
Credits
- director
- Arthur Lipsett
- producer
- Joseph Koenig
- consultant
- D.O. Hebb