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Animal Suicide Sheds Light on Human Behavior

Mar 31, 2010 08:53

Suicide is not just a human behavior -- and studying it can help us understand human suicide.

By Larry O'Hanlon | Wed Mar 10, 2010 04:34 AM ET

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paranym March 31 2010, 13:02:12 UTC

Never specifically mentioned, but implicit in the article, is the notion that a dog can conceive of death, or rather, an end to life. That is a startling idea. I have read previously that the human brain seems to be ill equipped to contemplate its own non-existence which may be why afterlife myths are so pervasive throughout history. Does a dog really recognize that it can put an end to itself? That it can cease to be? Does a dog expect heaven? The universe is a strange place.