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Orcas Who Play with Their Food

Posted on August 29, 2011 by jeffreymasson

You probably know the orca by its other name: the killer whale. This name is old. In 1835, R. Hamilton wrote that the killer whale “…has the character of being exceedingly voracious and warlike. It devours an immense number of … Continue reading →

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Do Animals Get Depressed?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by jeffreymasson

I re-read William Styron’s 1991 “tale of horror,” Darkness Visible about his deep depression in the 1980s. I could not help thinking, as I was reading, the big cats don’t get depressed… sharks don’t get depressed… elephants don’t get depressed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Rights, Animals, Anti-Psychiatry, Books, Dogs, Uncategorized, Vegetarianism and Veganism | Tagged abnormal behavior in animals, abnormal behavior in zoo animals, anger and depression, animals and depression, animals and suicide, animals in zoos, captive animals, cats and suicide, concentration camps and depression, David Foster Wallace, Depression, diabetes and diet, dogs and suicide, dolphins and suicide, drugs and depression, Flipper, genocide, Jane Goodall, Jonathan Franzen, mental illness, narcissism and depression, natural world, no genocide in the natural world, PTSD, rage and depression, Rick O'Barry, styron, suicide in dolphins, The Cove, veganism, whales and suicide | 7 Comments

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