When a cow is anxious, she’ll find a calmer cow. They’ll lick each other’s heads until they’re both relaxed.
Dolphins will stroke each other with their flippers after they’ve had a fight.
A female chimpanzee will move towards a more dominant male when she feels threatened by his subordinate.
Humans also involve others in how we manage distress. Sometime…
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