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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Paul says, “He would lick my face, or cry gently, or bark even. Raven Justice?

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Awkward Fostering

4 The Love Of Animals

Dogs are likely to be true-born wet-nurses; in particular, it is related to whelp dogs, which are often used as step-mothers for young predators in the Zoos. This case has strongly fascinated the publicity, which led to publishing the book about this awkward family – Tiger-Pups.

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