If youve ever wondered why your friend does not wear the skin of someone else, imagine coming across the skin of a loved one, sold as a rug, or a sofa, or a jacket. There is no difference. Humans have to get over themselves. Here, Paul Yorks eloquent words: It should come as no surprise that many species of nonhuman animals (certainly all mammals) experience grief and all the emotions that humans experience. In the video below the bull comes up to a street vendor selling cow hides and meat, somewhere in SE Asia, and cries in mourning. My guess is that he detects the smell of a cow he knew. According to Prof. Marc Bekoff, Many animals display profound grief at the loss or absence of a relative or companion. Sea lion mothers wail when watching their babies being eaten by killer whales. People have reported dolphins struggling to save a dead calf by pushing its body to the surface of the water. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. She says the gorilla’s longtime mate howled and banged his chest; picked up a piece of celery, Babs’ favorite food; put it in her hand; and tried to get her to wake up.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 07:56:43 +0000
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