Rats show empathy, according to model

A rat first frees a cagemate rat and then shares food with it.

Is this animal just as empathetic as humans?

In an American study from 2011, researchers observed that rats first freed their fellow rats from a cage and then shared food with them instead of leaving them in the cage and eating alone; this means they showed empathy.

But do they have the same capacity for empathy as we humans, or do we differ in that regard? ...