Re:Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented
by ben_w on Monday September 21, 2026 @04:11AM
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> Most animals are different from most others, we're just different enough to feel that we're somehow special.
That's probably a similarity we share with other species, and I'd expect to a similar degree. We own pets, but sometimes we see cross-species adoption (and friendship*) in the wild, too.
* or at least "alliance", given we can't in general read minds yet, just a few special cases with fMRI machines etc.
That's probably a similarity we share with other species, and I'd expect to a similar degree. We own pets, but sometimes we see cross-species adoption (and friendship*) in the wild, too.
* or at least "alliance", given we can't in general read minds yet, just a few special cases with fMRI machines etc.