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ALL MAMMALS
AND BIRDS (and probably
some reptiles & even fish), when humans, baboons and pigs
feel fear, similar neurological processes take place in similar brain areas.

IT IS THEREFORE LIKELY THAT FRIGHTENED HUMANS, FRIGHTENED BABOONS & frightened pigs do have
similar experiences? There are differences too, of course. Pigs don't seem to experience the extremes of cruelty
& compassion that characterize Homo sapiens, nor the sense of wonder that overwhelms a human gazing up at
the infinitude of a starry sky. It is likely that there are also opposite examples, of swinish emotions unfamiliar to
humans, but I cannot name any, for obvious reasons! However, one core emotion ìs apparently shared by all mammals:
the mother-infant bond. Indeed, it gives mammals their name. The word 'MAMMAL' comes from the Latin mamma
meaning breast. Mammal mothers love their offspring só mùch that they allow them
to suckle from their body.

Mammal youngsters, on their side,
feel an overwhelming desire to bond with their mothers and stay near thèm! In the wild, the
piglets, calves & puppies that fail to bond with their mothers rarely survive for long? Until recently that was true for
human children too! Conversely, a sow, cow or bitch that due to some rare mutation does not care about her young
may live a long & comfortable life, but her genes will not pass to the next generation... The same logic is true among
giraffes, bats, whales & porcupines. We can argue about other emotions, but since mammal youngsters cannot really
survive with motherly care, it is evident that motherly love & a strong mother-infant bond characterize all mammals.

It took scientists many years to acknowledge this. Not long ago psychologists doubted the importance of the emotional
bond between parents and children even among húmans? In the first half of the 20th century, and despite the influence
of Freudian theories, the dominant behaviorist school argued that relations between parents & children were shaped by
material feedback; that children needed mainly food, shelter & medical care; and that children bonded with their
parents simply because the latter provide these material needs! Children who demanded warmth, hugs &
kisses were even thought to be 'spoiled'! Childcare experts warned
that children who were hugged & kissed by their parents
would grow up to be needy, egotistical
& insecure
adults?!
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