This is demonstrably false. We know other species can empathise[1] and there are countless examples of them helping others in distress. It's astounding that anyone can even assert such a thing so confidently.
I was pointing out that humans are the only species that cares about this stuff, not simply that humans can empathize
Where are pigs armies in support of the Ukranian invasion? (fellow humans dying right now pointless deaths)
Where are pigs trying to save other animal species from extinction? (the suffering of others)
what kind of advancement in thought have pigs produced regarding the conservation and well being of other living creatures? (and non leaving too like oceans or mountains or glaciers)
We are the only species who cares and debates about it at scale, as a species, we recognize we have a responsibility, as a species, not just as individuals
Having the ability/capability to enact change is not the same as caring. A person, or a whole species, can care about the suffering of others without having the ability to do anything about it, or even realising the scale or nature of the problem due to limited intelligence.
> A person, or a whole species, can care about the suffering of others without having the ability to do anything about it,
if they could care in a meaningful way they could change at least their individual behavior, form their own pack, under different rules.
it never happened.
but the most important point is: if we are not great of a species because we don't care about fellow humans and other living beings suffering, every other species is worse than us on that matter, hence we might be not great, but are still the best of the bunch.
we are still the only species that does it in a way that has an actual impact and produces a change over time.
[1] https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/not-bad-science/can-pig...