Quote Originally Posted by SteenerTim
good analogy... Ive always noticed, with dogs i have had in the past that have died anyway, that they always crawl away somewhere to die alone? This was mentioned in Donnie Darko when he quoted "Every living creature on this Earth dies alone"
every creature besides people, and some other mammals though. most of the time they go off on their own a lot before death. is instinct. think about this. the survival of the group depended on not having a corpse laying in the living area, attracts disease and other animals to the corpse. so instinctually it made sense to distance yourself to die away from the group, the instinct is even present in many people, but the emotional and logical aspects cloud our instincts like many other things do as well.
jimmy8778 Reviewed by jimmy8778 on . do animals know they will eventually die? is that the difference between the intelligence that separates Humans from less introspective creatures? as humans we are aware of our mortality. whether that influences our lives or not is definitely up to the person. but do animals instinctively know they will die someday? stoned thoughts always appreciated! Rating: 5