adding to the list, crows and magpies grieve as well. it's a well documented behaviour! Seeing empathy in so many places just shows how natural, and beyond human that feeling is.
I recently read an article that some whales have been known to beach themselves after one of their members beached and died. These mass die-off are rare but they attribute it to their compassion and empathy as well.
I worked with chimpanzees and I learned that what we don’t understand about animals and their capacity for emotions is A LOT!
adding to the list, crows and magpies grieve as well. it's a well documented behaviour! Seeing empathy in so many places just shows how natural, and beyond human that feeling is.
I recently read an article that some whales have been known to beach themselves after one of their members beached and died. These mass die-off are rare but they attribute it to their compassion and empathy as well.