Bury

Do Giraffes Have Funerals?

Giraffes As though anyone needed another reason to like giraffes, these gentle creatures have been observed mourning their dead. In 2012, zoologists in Zambia watched a mother giraffe spend two hours licking and nudging her dead newborn. Which animals mourn their dead? Because mourning is not limited to big-brained cetaceans (whales and dolphins) or primates …

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What Animals Grieve Their Dead?

The Five Animals That Grieve Elephants. Monkeys. Dolphins. Giraffes. Dogs. Which animals mourn their dead? Because mourning is not limited to big-brained cetaceans (whales and dolphins) or primates – scientists have documented some form of “death response” in seals, manatees, dingoes, horses, dogs, housecats, and more. Do animals mourn each other? A growing body of …

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