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 ...

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, ...

We can’t know if or how animals understand death, but behavioral changes in some species could mean they experience something ...

Coyotes mate for life, mourn their dead, and even help forests grow, revealing deep emotional lives and vital roles in wild ...

Is it her grief ... or ours? As she carried her dead calf for the ninth straight day, Tahlequah the mother orca whale has captured the world’s attention. People have responded to her plight with poems ...

Parrots form deep, life-long bonds with their caregivers. When that person dies, parrots are lost and will grieve, sometimes ...

We have all heard animals referred to as “stupid,” or “live stock.” Neither of these terms implies that they are feeling, loving creatures. Over the years of working with animals, I have seen numerous ...

Stormont Vail Health opened a new outpatient behavioral health clinic this week, taking a step in improving mental health services in northeast Kansas.