Monday, July 15, 2019

Orca J35


Do you recall the story from about a year ago about the orca off the coast of BC who carried her dead calf with her for more than 15 days? It was a riveting story and many of us felt that this behaviour clearly denoted grief. 

I've recently come across the following Ted Talk that touches on that story, and a few others. While I don't personally agree with everything this speaker says, I still think it is worth the watch: 

https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_j_king_grief_and_love_in_the_animal_kingdom/footnotes#t-871371


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