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Primates Display Sophisticated Social Justice

11 Animal Behaviors That Prove Nature Has Its Own Science of Emotions

Andrew Alpin

When we think about emotions, we typically imagine them as uniquely human experiences. Yet across the animal kingdom, from the smallest mouse to the largest whale, creatures display complex emotional behaviors that challenge our understanding of what it means to feel. Recent surveys of animal behavior researchers show that an overwhelming majority ascribe emotions to ...

The Science of Elephant Emotion

Why Elephants Mourn the Dead Like Humans

Gargi Chakravorty

In the wild plains of Africa and the forests of Asia, elephants display a behavior that feels hauntingly familiar to us: they mourn their dead. These gentle giants have been seen standing vigil over fallen companions, touching their bones with their trunks, and even returning to the same spot years later. Scientists believe these rituals ...