Children first experience pride about age 2 ½, studies suggest, and recognize it by age 4.
“It’s the strongest status signal we know of among the emotions; stronger than a happy expression, contentment, anything.”
Doctors found that expressions of pride after a victory were similar for athletes from 37 nations, including 53 blind competitors, many of them blind from birth.
whoa, animal brains, dr. moreau
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/health/07mind.html?_r=1&8dpc
