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Mammals
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Were I a solitary creature like a salamander, none of this would trouble me. I would have no moral conflicts, no social conscience. I would feed and mate and lay my eggs. I would not fret about other salamanders, not even those hatching from my very own eggs. I would see to my own needs, and care not a whit for others. But I am a mammal, and like other mammals, I have a social brain. I am wired to care, especially about those I am attached to.
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― Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition
― Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition
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In fact, the antimicrobial properties of saliva are why it is thought that animals have a natural instinct to lick wounds.
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― Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach
― Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach
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