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 ...

New research finds pet loss can trigger prolonged grief symptoms comparable to human bereavement ...

Humans are not the only creatures that experience grief. Elephants, orcas, primates, dogs, and cats have all shown the ...

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, ...

A new survey suggests that the grief response to a pet’s death can be as severe as when losing a person ...

This story was first published Oct. 31, 2023. I knew the day was coming. Still, there was no way to fully prepare. My family first noticed our 15-year-old Yorkie, Gigi, had trouble breathing in late ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

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 ...