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Index of Subjects I had a similar experience one time with a couple of half grown racoons. One had been hit by a car and killed. The other was standing beside it trying to wake up its brother or sister. As I passed it looked up at me and I was amazed to see that it was crying. Roland (Barrington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Dean" <aadean@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Crows: the shock and the grief (?) > The experience with the crows brings to mind this incident that occured > when I lived in Port Joli in 2005 and may add credibility to Peter's final > paragraph : > "It's dangerous to extend our own emotional experience to that of other > creatures, especially animals so far removed from us in the evolutionary > tree, but it's hard to believe that they didn't experience some sort of > unusual sensation on seeing one of their own kind die so dramatically. > They > certainly reacted to the event with some interest. > > From my journal July 13 [unlucky 13th? ] 2005......Andy Dean > Shortly after I left the house for my early morning walk I came across a > squirrel in the middle of our rural road chattering and scolding at what I > thought was another squirrel....Then I realized the other form was inert > and must have been struck and killed by a car. I presumed it was either a > mate or sibling because the poor squirrel was beside itself and made > frequent attempts to get it to respond , It would grab it and shake it > then sit back and chatter at it, then shake it again ,and when I > approached very closely made no attempt to leave....in fact it seemed to > be asking me to do something to help. Even when a car drove by within > inches it stayed beside the body . The only thing I could think to do was > remove the body from the road and lay it in the grass to prevent it being > run over again. I was surprised at the emotion it evoked as squirrels are > not my favorite animal being such a nuisance at the bird-feeders, but I > can tell you I felt pretty upset when I left it to cope by itself. > > Andy & Lelia Dean > 86 Baden Powell Drive > Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 > Tel: [902] 678-6243 > > aadean@ns.sympatico.ca > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: > 269.15.29/1124 - Release Date: 11/11/2007 10:12 AM > >
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