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 ...

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, ...

Feelings I hadn't looked at in years came flooding through a loss I thought I understood. Here are 10 emotional truths that ...

The family welcomed home two Boerboel dogs, who were part of the same litter, within weeks of each other in 2021.

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 ...

When her Old English bulldog Lucy contracted lymphoma and died unexpectedly, Ingrid Nelson was rocked by grief. The dog was a deep source of support for Nelson, a sometimes-overwhelmed single mom.

A video of two dogs grieving the loss of the family's older canine went viral, as viewers saw the importance of allowing pets to process their grief. Dog owner Jennifer recently said her last goodbyes ...

Canines go through a grieving phase of sadness and confusion after losing a fellow fur baby, and it takes time for them to ...