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 ...

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 ...

I begin with elephants because an essay in the Washington Post by Jason Bittel titled " An elephant’s story does not end when it dies " covers some of the information that's included about these ...

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 ...