Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) grieve over the loss of a conspecific

Abstract Behavioural reactions towards a dead conspecific have been observed rarely in wild canids and there is no documented scientific evidence of grief in pet dogs. A quantitative analysis of grief-related responses in both dogs and owners was conducted, using the validated online Mourning Dog Qu...

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Main Authors: Stefania Uccheddu, Lucia Ronconi, Mariangela Albertini, Stanley Coren, Gonçalo Da Graça Pereira, Loriana De Cataldo, Anouck Haverbeke, Daniel Simon Mills, Ludovica Pierantoni, Stefanie Riemer, Ines Testoni, Federica Pirrone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05669-y