Do Other Animals Mourn Their Dead? (ft. BrainCraft and Gross Science!)
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[MUSIC] This episode was sponsored by Dropbox. A murder of crows, an appropriate name, considering these birds' special relationship with death It's not because they're killers, or because they'll sometimes scavenge the bodies of the recently departed. When one of their own dies, crows will surround and call to the dead. In one experiment, scientists holding taxidermied birds approached crows and were viciously attacked. Of course, the creepy masks didn’t help. Crows hold funerals, which also explains the black clothing. We also congregate around those we’ve lost, to remember them, and to console each other in times of sadness and in grief. But are we the only creatures who experience these emotions? Do animals mourn their dead? [...
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[MUSIC] This episode was sponsored by Dropbox. A murder of crows, an appropriate name, considering these birds' special relationship with death It's not because they're killers, or because they'll sometimes scavenge the bodies of the recently departed. When one of their own dies, crows will surround and call to the dead. In one experiment, scientists holding taxidermied birds approached crows and were viciously attacked. Of course, the creepy masks didn’t help. Crows hold funerals, which also explains the black clothing. We also congregate around those we’ve lost, to remember them, and to console each other in times of sadness and in grief. But are we the only creatures who experience these emotions? Do animals mourn their dead? [...
