1.0SciChihttps://scienceblog.com/sciencechinaSciChihttps://scienceblog.com/sciencechina/author/chinaresearch/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="19VVdxvruz"><a href="https://scienceblog.com/sciencechina/2025/04/24/mice-show-empathy-help-unconscious-friends/">Mice Show Empathy, Help Unconscious Friends</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scienceblog.com/sciencechina/2025/04/24/mice-show-empathy-help-unconscious-friends/embed/#?secret=19VVdxvruz" width="600" height="338" title="“Mice Show Empathy, Help Unconscious Friends” — SciChi" data-secret="19VVdxvruz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scienceblog.com/sciencechina/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://scienceblog.com/sciencechina/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/04/mouse-cpr.jpg1536864Scientists have discovered that mice naturally help their unconscious companions without any training or rewards, challenging long-held assumptions about animal altruism and revealing surprising parallels between rodent and human social behavior. When placed near an anesthetized mouse, observer mice show clear signs of distress and quickly begin grooming and licking their unconscious companions. This behavior ... Read more