King, Barbara J., 1956-

How animals grieve / Barbara J. King. - 193 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index.

Prologue: on grief and love -- Keening for Carson the cat -- A dog's best friend -- Mourning on the farm -- Why bunnies get depressed -- Elephant bones -- Do monkeys mourn? -- Chimpanzees, cruel to be kind -- Bird love -- Sea of emotion: dolphins, whales, and turtles -- No boundaries: cross-species grief -- Animal suicide? -- Ape grief -- On bison death in Yellowstone and obituaries of animals -- Writing grief -- The prehistory of grief.

9780226436944 (cloth : alk. paper)

2012045012


Grief in animals.
Animal behavior.

QL785.27 / .K56 2013

591.5