Gizmodo

Fish May Feel Each Other’s Fear Through the Same Mechanism That Drives Human Empathy

In a set of experiments, researchers examined emotional contagion in social zebrafish. The results have big implications for the roots of empathy. Reading time 6 minutes You may have heard that ‘fish ...
WESH

A fish can sense another's fear, a study shows

Video above: Zebrafish have been replacing mice and rats in research studies in recent yearsOur capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests.It might have ...
KITV

Fear & Fish: What Can Landscapes of Fear Do For Conservation of Coral Reefs

HONOLULU, HI (KITV4) Zackery Rago Discussed “Fear & Fish: What Can Landscapes of Fear Do For Conservation of coral reefs and reef halos on Good Morning Hawaii Sunday. Zackery Rago is a graduate ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Fish May Sense Each Other’s Fear

Zebrafish experience what's known as "emotional contagion" and react when their peers are afraid. Oregon State University via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 Fish may have their own version of empathy. Like ...