DO DOLPHINS AND WHALES HAVE EMOTIONS? | WHALEZONE.TV S4E2
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Date: 2024-02-29

Cetaceans live complex lives, but do they experience emotions similar to us? Learn more about the topic with the example of grief in this new episode of WhaleZone.TV!

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References:
Shedd, T., A. Northey, and S. Larson, 2020. Epimeletic behaviour in a Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca). Cana­dian Field ­Naturalist 134 (4): 316–320. https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i4.2555

Butti et al., 2009. "Total Number and Volume of Von Economo Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex of Cetaceans”, The Journal of Comparative Neurology 515:243–259.

Reggente et al., 2016. “Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals”, Journal of Mammalogy, 97(5):1428–1434.


Youtube Video References:

Do Animals Feel Empathy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXUk2ylJ5YI

Mother pilot whale grieves over her dead calf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8HGJid-Jo

Orca that carried dead calf for 2 weeks gives birth again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H9FrgagdXg

How smart are dolphins? - Lori Marino
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05PpTqtGhGU