A humpback whale cow searches for hours for proximity to her dead calf - and surprises researchers. Similar observations are made with elephants, chimpanzees and orcas. What do we know about grief in animals?
Scientists have had a rare vision of what a grieving humpback whale could be when they spotted a female looking after the body of a dead calf. Observation suggests that buffalo whales may experience grief, reports marine biologist Olaf Meynecke and the captain of the rescue boat Andrew Mulville [...]