| Concept/Content |
sympathy / Mozu, the snow monkey |
| Information caption |
Mozu, a snow monkey, was born without hands or feet in a free-ranging troop in Japan. Mozu could not climb. Still, the other members of Mozu's troop did not move in the trees above her at a pace that would leave her behind, despite their ability to do so. They seemed tolerant of Mozu's handicap. Such observations add weight to the notion that moral sentiments are rooted in human ancestry (de Waal 1996a). |
| Inquiry caption |
This is Mozu, a snow monkey, who was born without hands or feet in a free-ranging troop in Japan. Mozu could not climb. Still, the other members of Mozu's troop did not move in the trees above her at a pace that would leave her behind, despite their ability to do so. Why might they have tolerated Mozu's handicap? What might this indicate about human emotions of sympathy?
Target Concept: Non-human organisms exhibit sympathetic concern for both kin and non-related individuals. |
| Photographer |
Frans de Waal |
| Credit |
Courtesy of Frans de Waal |
| SIZE in pixels [file size] |
300x218 |
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