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Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge. By Amber Dance Well, of course — just look at my tuxedo cat, Tango. He has an evening ritual: He waits atop the bed for his brother Teddy, a fat orange tab- by with a remarkable resemblance to a loaf of French bread, to stroll by. Then Tango reaches out to snatch at Teddy’s tail with apparent glee. As animals ourselves, we think we see happi- ness in our fellow creatures all the time. …
摘自《科学新闻》(Science News)第208卷 第2期 · 2026年2月刊,Amber Dance。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。