When a beloved companion animal dies, the grief humans feel is undeniable. But the animals left behind may be mourning, too.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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When a family pet dies, naturally the humans in the household grieve the death of their beloved companion. However, surviving animals in multi-pet households may also react to the loss in a variety of ...

The Methods of Mourning Grief, like animals, comes in multiple species, and as with so many things, it’s the human variety that’s the most complex. For us, the loss of a loved one inflicts a pain like ...

For many years, people believed grief was a deeply human emotion. Scientists once assumed that animals reacted to death only ...