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Do animals grieve?

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The Limits of Grief

Skeptics say there's no scientific proof that animals grieve. Bioethicist Jessica says we should be more cautious about anthropomorphizing animals and avoiding using words like grief. If we allow ourselves to assume that things that look like grief and other animals are grief, it lets us ask questions such as: What is the point of grief? Is it adaptive?

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