Do animals also cry?
A French zoologist, Enrique Coupin, demonstrated a few decades ago that animals cry because of different circumstances and, especially, when they suffer captivity or when they feel that their life is in danger. The most sensitive of the animal kingdom are the mammals: among these, the calves, who cry when separated from their mother. The ease of pouring tears that mammals have is explained by the presence of a supplementary lacrimal apparatus, constituted by a dimple below the orbit.
The sensitivity of the elephant
An animal as huge as the elephant, which at first glance and given its pachydermic image seems commendable, is one of the quadrupeds that, judging by the testimonies, cries more easily. His grief is uncontrollable when he realizes that he can not flee from his persecutors. It is demonstrated, then, that not only man can be moved to tears, but also beings inferior to him in intelligence and sensitivity can do it.
The aquatic animals also cry
Even aquatic mammals are capable of crying . And it is no secret to anyone that the dolphins shed abundant tears and throw deep sighs when they feel that they are dying. The seal, when badly treated, behaves the same.
The dogs cry
When a dog is separated from its owner or left tied, his eyes sprout abundant tears. The dog in addition to mourn makes moans very representative of crying.
Other animals that cry tears
Then we put a list of animals that cry and the most common reason for crying:
- The bear: when he feels his last hour has arrived, his death.
- The giraffe: look with tears filled eyes at the hunter who has hurt her.
- The maple: to be caught by its hunters weeps inconsolably.
- The monkeys: they become easily anguished and finally cry.
- The roe deer: cries when they are harassed by hunters.
