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[Johnnythefox]

Just came across this story about dogs commiting suicide. The bridge ones in Scotland are particularly interesting.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201008/do-dogs-commit-suicide

https://omgfacts.com/the-mystery-of-scotlands-dog-suicide-bridge/

 

[Final Escape]

Just came across this story about dogs commiting suicide. The bridge ones in Scotland are particularly interesting.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201008/do-dogs-commit-suicide

https://omgfacts.com/the-mystery-of-scotlands-dog-suicide-bridge/

Omg! I didn't think dogs committed suicide but given that they become dependent and very attached to owners I guess I can understand they experience distress. Now they got no pack, got adjusted to the domestic life and now they don't know how to deal.

 

[creationisdeath]

I don't know the mechanism behind it but some bird species can die of loneliness. May be related

 

[Kdawg2018]

I knew about this

 

[Johnnythefox]

Omg! I didn't think dogs committed suicide but given that they become dependent and very attached to owners I guess I can understand they experience distress. Now they got no pack, got adjusted to the domestic life and now they don't know how to deal.

Greyfriars Bobby springs to mind, they even made a movie about it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars_Bobby

 

[Dor]

Wow until now I honestly thought suicide was a human species only phenomena.

If it's in some species nature to have a sub population suicidal then what evolutionary purpose does that fill?

 

[Johnnythefox]

Wow until now I honestly thought suicide was a human species only phenomena.

If it's in some species nature to have a sub population suicidal then what evolutionary purpose does that fill?

These are two instances that I know of involving a dolphin and an orca.
I think it's well documented how orcas respond negatively in captivity.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/heartbreaking-footage-shows-seaworld-killer-8122164

https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entr...NvbS8&guce_referrer_cs=T33tF7JqZDoyUtErCymOKA

 

[Ch92921]

Omg! I didn't think dogs committed suicide but given that they become dependent and very attached to owners I guess I can understand they experience distress. Now they got no pack, got adjusted to the domestic life and now they don't know how to deal.

Thats what I think, too. Suicide is clearly a human behavior.

 

[Ch92921]

Wow until now I honestly thought suicide was a human species only phenomena.

If it's in some species nature to have a sub population suicidal then what evolutionary purpose does that fill?

There is no evolutionary purpose for suicide. Evolution only explains genetic/biochemistry adaptation to the environment. Humans got very intelligent trough genetic mutations. Thanks rhis intelligence we can do also things, which evoltion no directly has forseen.

 

[Johnnythefox]

An interesting article relating to this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160705-many-animals-seem-to-kill-themselves-but-it-is-not-suicide

 

[RyanSuicide]

It seems life is so terrible even dogs want out of it

 

[creationisdeath]

An interesting article relating to this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160705-many-animals-seem-to-kill-themselves-but-it-is-not-suicide

Interesting but I'm not sure what to believe. I think we tend to underestimate animals based on our own hubris.

 

[AveryConure]

I think in an earlier thread there was a discussion that apparently dolphins can commit suicide if they're kept in captivity.

A thing I noticed that it seems like the more intelligent animals (dolphins, orcas, some birds, etc.) are capable of wanting to commit suicide. I'm not saying every single suicidal person is a super special genius or anything but it's kind of interesting.

 

[brighter]

Just came across this story about dogs commiting suicide. The bridge ones in Scotland are particularly interesting.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/201008/do-dogs-commit-suicide

https://omgfacts.com/the-mystery-of-scotlands-dog-suicide-bridge/

I SWEAR TO GOD. MY MIND IS JUST "BOOM POW BLAST SMASHHH"
I've now got picolax AND animal suicides to investigate. Gracias mi amiga :)