Stunning Video Captures Mother Whale Grieving Stillborn Child: 'She Remained Close to the Calf' The recent discovery of a humpback whale mother mourning her stillborn calf has sparked new insights into the emotional lives of cetaceans.
The footage, which shows the mother lingering beside her deceased offspring for hours and even days, challenges conventional wisdom about animal grief.
In many cases, we assume that animals do not experience emotions like humans or that their emotional responses are less profound.