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by rozab 5y ago
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151003-animals-science-crows-birds-culture-brains https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151003-an...
This is well documented in a variety of corvid species.
I think it's unfair to dismiss this as anthropomorphising. Our grief, too, has an evolutionary purpose.
- jonathanstrange 5y agoOut of curiosity, what is the evolutionary purpose of grief in your opinion?
- skhr0680 5y agoIf someone from your party dying makes you sad, maybe you will try harder to keep them alive
- tomhoward 5y agoAlso, when we gather to share stories of a person's life (and circumstances of their death), we can gain valuable insights and motivation to help us live a good and long life ourselves.
- brokenmachine 5y agoOr what behaviors to avoid lest you be the next victim?
- wavefunction 5y agoThat act of communal mourning can also serve to reinforce social bonds among the living members of the group, at least in my estimation. I recently held a memorial service for my father (shakes fist at Parkinson's) but the thing that struck me was the younger members of our extended family experiencing some of that shared bond between the older ones, perhaps learning to appreciate their family members more. They hadn't known my father as brother or uncle but their parents and grandparents had. A sense of belonging to something a bit larger than the individual experience... I have no scientific evidence to support these suppositions but it seems they must be real, to me.
- rozab 5y agoThis breathtaking ramble by lindybeige about covers it (I don't agree with a lot of what he says but he's well qualified and it illustrates the point): https://youtu.be/WFxOxU9qQyQ?t=1170 https://youtu.be/WFxOxU9qQyQ?t=1170