The following animals don’t bury their dead, but they do perform death rituals that appear to stem either from grief or, in the case of insects, keeping their nest free of pathogens and disease.

Grief has long thought to be a human trait, but other animals – from killer whales to crows ... Why some animals appear to mourn their dead. 11 January 2025. Share Save. Jasmin Fox-Skelly.

The Texas deep freeze is seeing casualties. Not only human ones. After rolling power outages plunged much of Texas into darkness early this week, animals at Primarily Primates, a primate sanctuary ...

Grief has long thought to be a human trait, but other animals – from killer whales to crows – also appear to suffer loss when a companion dies. Why some animals appear to mourn their dead ...