I've written a number of previous essays about grief in animals (see also and) and now a new book called How Animals Grieve (for more details please see) by Dr. Barbara J. King of the College of ...

In an earlier blog post, I staged a debate between an advocate claiming that nonhuman animals have emotions and a skeptic arguing that there are simpler explanations of animal behavior. I did not ...

Humans aren’t the only species that mourn their dead. Mother chimpanzees have been observed carrying their dead babies for months, continuing to groom them during this time. Giraffes, crows, and ...

Tahlequah’s calf lived for only an hour. But mother, it seemed, was not ready to let baby go. For 17 days in the summer of 2018, the orca swam with her offspring balanced on her snout, covering more ...

Many movies, cartoons, and television shows often depict pets in a lighthearted way, showcasing their cheerfulness and laissez-faire attitude. On the contrary, modern science suggests that pets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're an animal lover like me, you probably love spotting cows, dogs, and other animals from the car. Even as a child, I got ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

If you saw a group of birds gathered around the dead body of one of their own, what would you think they were doing? What if you saw a mother chimpanzee holding its deceased child for days, even weeks ...

Surprisingly, humans aren’t the only ones who experience such profound grief. Many animals also show signs of mourning when a member of their group passes away. Here’s a look at five animals that ...

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