▁animals ▁likely ▁share ▁in ▁these ▁to ▁some ▁degree . ▁Social ▁construction ists ▁dis reg ard ▁the ▁concept ▁that ▁emot ions ▁are ▁universal . ▁O thers ▁hold ▁an ▁intermediate ▁st ance , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁basic ▁emot ional ▁expressions ▁and ▁em otion ▁are ▁universal ▁but ▁the ▁intr ica cies ▁are ▁developed ▁cult ur ally . ▁A ▁study ▁by ▁El fen be in ▁and ▁Amb ady ▁indicated ▁that ▁individuals ▁within ▁a ▁particular ▁culture ▁are ▁better ▁at ▁recogn ising ▁other ▁cultural ▁members ' ▁emot ions . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁ ▁Prim ates ▁ ▁Prim ates , ▁in ▁particular ▁great ▁ap es , ▁are ▁candidates ▁for ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁experience ▁em path y ▁and ▁theory ▁of ▁mind . ▁Great ▁ap es ▁have ▁complex ▁social ▁systems ; ▁young ▁ap es ▁and ▁their ▁moth ers ▁have ▁strong ▁b onds ▁of ▁attachment ▁and ▁when ▁a ▁baby ▁ch imp anze e ▁or ▁g or illa ▁ ▁dies , ▁the ▁mother ▁will ▁not ▁un comm only ▁carry ▁the ▁body ▁around ▁for ▁several ▁days . ▁ ▁Jane ▁Good all ▁has ▁described ▁ch imp anze es ▁as ▁exhib iting ▁m ourn ful ▁behavior . ▁K oko , ▁a ▁g or illa ▁trained ▁to ▁use ▁sign ▁language , ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁expressed ▁vocal izations ▁indicating ▁sad ness ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁pet ▁cat , ▁All ▁Ball . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁such ▁an ec dot al ▁evidence , ▁support ▁for ▁em path etic ▁re actions ▁has ▁come ▁from ▁experimental ▁studies ▁of ▁r hes us ▁mac a ques . ▁Mac a ques ▁refused ▁to ▁pull ▁a