Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes.

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Harvard researchers described the phenomenon as one of the rare examples of females coming out on top in the animal kingdom.

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New research shows bonobos and chimpanzees comfort others at similar rates, challenging old beliefs about ape empathy.