Law of the jungle: altruism.(Review) From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: February 15, 1999| Author: Tangley, Laura | COPYRIGHT 1999 All rights reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Can animals' cooperative instincts help build a better human?

As a hungry hawk circles overhead, a Belding's ground squirrel rises up on her hind legs and emits a piercing alarm call, risking her life to warn others of the impending danger. Even at personal peril, a male baboon helps another male fight off a third male courting a female, then sits aside and lets his pal have her all to himself. Some ants, bees, and rodents give up the chance to reproduce altogether, devot...

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