Agreed. Any pet owner who actually looks at their pet knows that already. E.g.: - https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/07/cats-appear-to-grieve

Agreed. Any pet owner who actually looks at their pet knows that already. E.g.: - https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/07/cats-appear-to-grieve-death-of-fellow-pets-even-dogs-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/07/cats... “Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets” - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dogs-words-speech-people-brains https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/dogs-word... “Man's best friend can understand both the words we say and the tone in which we say them, new brain scans reveal.“ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93canine_bond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93canine_bond “Psychologists believe that the relationship between human and canine is a bidirectional attachment bond, which resembles that of the typical human caretaker/infant relationship, and shows all of the usual hallmarks of a typical bond.“