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 ...
Over the past couple of years I've written about various aspects of the rich and complex emotional lives of animals, including essays on grief and mourning. I began one of those essays by writing, ...
New research finds pet loss can trigger prolonged grief symptoms comparable to human bereavement ...
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No, you’re not wrong to grieve your dog like family – and science agrees
A new survey suggests that the grief response to a pet’s death can be as severe as when losing a person ...
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 ...
Susana Monsó has received funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and from the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation. It was a story that pulled at the heartstrings. In 2018, an orca called ...
A UK study found that some pet owners develop prolonged grief disorder after the death of a pet, with symptoms mirroring ...
I’ve been thinking about animals and death because Tahlequah, that mother orca, lost another calf this month. The baby whale was first spotted by whale watchers on Dec. 20, 2024. Then, on Jan. 1, 2025 ...
Coconut bonded with her new canine brother and settled into her routine, but her sister Lindsay could still see that her ...
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