Gale takes in much just by looking. One doesn't need an array of various mental powers to be observant. The Brute soldier hasn't shown any outward aggression, In fact he's making an effort not to hurt the creature, regardless of the fact that it may not technically even be alive.

He doesn't have much interest in the creatures himself, outside of the fact that they are soft should he decide to touch or hold one. The Junkyard didn't have anything in the way of things that could be considered soft, or gentle for that matter. Physical contact was only made in relation to pain; hurting someone, being hurt, or trying to heal what's been hurt.

"What are you going to do with them once they are sorted?" As Bishop, it had always been his job to ask the hard questions of his leader, to be deliberately and often frustratingly contrary for the sake of discovering loopholes and flaws in a plan or line of thinking. While there are very few here that get the full brunt of this behavior, it still shows in how he tries to help people.