> In the case of mourning, we've done it since before we could write, and many animals do it too, so it is unlikely we'd stop. We and other animals tend to mou

> In the case of mourning, we've done it since before we could write, and many animals do it too, so it is unlikely we'd stop. We and other animals tend to mourn those that we personally knew and were dear to us. This situation is a bit different, as it involves a surging share of dying people that were left with no close people to mourn them, or even simply notice their absence.