Elephants are known for being wildly intelligent and incredibly social. They’re also one of the few animals — aside from humans — that grieve for their dead. They form tight social bonds with their ...

We all know that many animals grieve the loss of family and friends. Here's a wonderful acknowledgment of broken-hearted elephants mourning the loss of their human friend, Lawrence Anthony, author of ...

This terribly sad Instagram post documents a mother elephant’s grief for her stillborn calf. For two days, she carries it around, showing it to the herd and to human visitors to the area. The herd ...

Understanding elephants’ emotional lives reminds us that their well-being depends on respect, companionship, and freedom of ...

Grief is usually thought of as a human emotion– the deep sadness we feel when we lose someone we care about. But animals can ...