A man obviously is more inclined to do something instead of sitting put, there are lots of examples of that. I dont know why it is like this, but I think "feel" is too weak a word to describe what happens. Applying Maslow to situations like this could be interpreted to show that men are more inclined to sacrifice themself for the group. Or perhaps it is as simple as higher thestosteron levels? I dont know..
Even more interesting, why do you think females dont show the same behaviour, generally speaking?
What would you do if you thought your wife and daughter were going to perish?
Whatever I could of course. But so would you, wouldn't you?
Perhaps Stein have some wisdom to shed on the subject..