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Trauma bonding in Animals

I just knew about this and it's the most endearing thing ever!! I read about the leopard and a cow being an adoptive family because of trauma bond (Media here). I love how living things are connected and emotional... ah, life does have pretty things :)

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There is also a Lioness adopts multiple Antelope Calves and looks after them. It is thought she was also trauma bonding. It's not such a happy story though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZw-1BfHFKM

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God that was heartbreaking...

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