Food for thought
Charles Darwin suggested that the red checks and neck of blushing are a public signal that the individual has transgressed a social rule, and so is not to be trusted. The red flush gives the game away, while the accompanying sense of confusion makes it hard to concoct an excuse. Blushing is unique to humans and does not occur in childhood before
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Which seems strange to me since so many other animals are extremely social. Why would we blush while they wouldn't? What about laughter? I'm pretty sure I've seen some of the greater apes (mostly chimps) laugh at each other... Are these the signs of theory of mind? An animal wouldn't blush if it didn't make the realization that the other's were aware of it's mistake... I dunno, and I'm kind of tired of thinking about these things to be perfectly honest ;).
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