When a dog dies, the grief can be overwhelming – yet many owners downplay their pain, worried it won’t be taken seriously.

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

What makes this even harder is that society often downplays the grief of losing a pet, leaving people feeling alone and ...

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 ...

The emotional toll of losing a beloved pet during the COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed in an international study, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every now and again a book comes along that not only deals with the behavior of a fascinating group of animals but also raises important questions about science in general and what sorts of ...