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Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets – even dogs, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Depends on the cat & its personality I guess.

I had a cat named Gizmo. My wife adopted a cat named Tiny Dinosaur. When Gizmo died, T.D. wasn’t too upset about it. Then I got a new cat named Elmira. When T.D. died, Elmira was pretty sad. She cried and sulked. Then my wife got a new cat named Fluffy. When Elmira died, Fluffy didn’t care.

Hmm maybe my wife just raises cold indifferent cats.