may it be from an anthropological point of view. Debatable yes, but I think it's trying to push the limit a little bit.

You really think animals are capable of that? Color is an abstract concept. It doesn't exist by its own except only when it is attached to something or a substance, e.g., red apple, red mustang, etc etc.. In short, the essence of 'redness' exist only in the mind as an abstract concept. It has no essence outside of the mind. You don't see an object in real time simply as the color 'red' by its own. Have you?

So, the thesis that morality may exist with the canid's, is suspect, to say the least. Their characteristic pattern of behavior having a semblance of 'morality' is merely their instinct for survival and not an outcome of some 'rational' behavior.