Grief-like distress responses in horses after the death of a conspecific

2025/08/21 by Claire Ricci-Bonot, Emily Wilson, Stefania Uccheddu +2 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Veterinary · #Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Veterinary Equine Medical Research

paper · doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106799

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Citations

• A comparative perspective on the evolution of mammalian reactions to dead conspecifics

Discussions

• Ricci-Bonot et al. report that horses show grief-like behavioral changes after the death of a conspecific: altered interactions, arousal, and vigilance, persisting for month when bonds were strong or [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]