As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there’s no mistaking the nature of the phenomenon.
King said she’s “more convinced than ever that animals, many animals, are expressing grief that emerges from love.”
“I do feel that more and more scientists are embracing these words, full stop,” said the author of the 2014 book “How Animals Grieve.”
“There have been more and more credibly documented reports across species of animals expressing sorrow when they survive the death of a loved one.”…