# Can other animals understand death?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Barbara J. King
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_j_king_can_other_animals_understand_death)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 2018, an orca called Tahlequah gave birth. But her daughter died within an hour. Tahlequah, however, didn't leave her body. Over the next 17 days and 1,600 kilometers, she kept it afloat atop her own. By altering her feeding and travel patterns, Tahlequah's behavior was certainly unusual. But was she mourning— or just confused? Barbara J. King explores whether nonhuman animals experience grief. \[Directed by Denis Chapon, The Animation Workshop, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [Can other animals understand death?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/barbara_j_king_can_other_animals_understand_death/34b7f389bb27), 6 min (TED's player)