Elephants commit suicide too

[Justanotherconsumer]

Every once in a while an elephant will break the leg chain and go on a wild killing spree. They know what will happen the captivity just isn't worth it.

 

[Smilla]

I love elephants

What we have done to them is horrific, they are incredibly sensitive majestic beasts.

When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Masson is a book I'd recommend if you want to learn more about the emotional lives of animals.

 

[Tiburcio]

What we have done to them is horrific, they are incredibly sensitive majestic beasts.

Unlike other wild demons, elephants don't rip and vore innocent organisms.

Am I crazy if I compare predators with demons?

 

[KCN]

Most animals have a bad time handling stress and fear. Not surprisingly, they share with us different behavioral traits.

 

[Deleted_9cKnXB34QG]

Dolphins can also commit suicide apparently https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/the-dolphin-who-loved-me

"Every breath is a conscious effort. If life becomes too unbearable, the dolphins just take a breath and they sink to the bottom. They don't take the next breath."

 

[Dip]

Most animals have a bad time handling stress and fear. Not surprisingly, they share with us different behavioral traits.

That reminds me of Rat Park and similar experiments that tested rats susceptibility to mind-altering drug addiction in two different environments: a small boring cage and a much larger enclosure with various pieces of equipment for the rats to interact with.

Unsurprisingly the results showed that while there were also other factors at play, the environment played a very significant role in determining rats preference for drugs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park

Given the similarities that mammals share this would suggest that environment also plays a significant role for other mammals as well, mammals such as... humans.

 

[RoloTomasi]

Hey, that gorilla a year ago probably did suicide by cop.

 

[Pony Slaystation]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_suicide