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The Altruistic Behavior of Slime Molds
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Slime molds can show altruistic behavior by sacrificing themselves to save others, despite not having a brain or central nervous system, and without feeling empathy for others. Dictostelium Discoideum is an example of a type of slime mold that exhibits this behavior.

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