Animal suicides

[EnglishCat]

Whether it's a grieving dog, a depressed horse or even a whale mysteriously beaching itself, there is a long history of animals behaving suicidally, behavior that can help explain human suicide, says newly published research.

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[rhtwist]

Hello EC,
Interesting and depressing article. Seems to be a lot of theory, although I believe that it is true. I heard a story where a captive trained bottlenose dolphin which according to the report have to make themselves breath, conscientiously, unlike other air breather's do it automatically without thought. The trainer who had captures, trained and personally interacted with said that the animal was under stress in it's contained quarters and was becoming lethargic. He claims it swam into his arms and quit breathing, sinking to the bottom of the pool where it expired. That is if true extremely sad and creepy.
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[Mark-D]

Sad but revealing article. I think the creatures of the world are much more alike than they are different.

[Lissi]

Very sad article. Suicide is a sad situation whether its people or animals.

[TonkaDawg]

We had ribeye steaks for dinner last night, and Monster just about snarfled mine right off my plate....suicidal behavior for sure!