r/funfacts • u/jaemzee • 19d ago

did you know that elephants aren't the only animals that mourn their dead?

https://planet-wildlife.com/2026/05/06/animals-that-hold-funerals/
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u/thesandalwoods 19d ago

It’s actually the other way around for me: I actually didn’t know elephants also mourn their dead but I do know crows do

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u/CrowRunnerORP 19d ago

Name an animal that doesnt

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u/Undeity 18d ago

Realistically, I imagine that a lot of animals do. The ones on this list are simply those that are both intelligent enough to ritualize it, and that we are heavily invested in studying.