PROLOGUE: ON GRIEF AND LOVE . . 1

1. KEENING FOR CARSON THE CAT . . 11 
2. A DOG'S BEST FRIEND . . 21
3. MOURNING ON THE FARM . . 32 
4. WHY BUNNIES GET DEPRESSED . . 41
5. ELEPHANT BONES . . 52 
6. DO MONKEYS MOURN? . . 64 
7. CHIMPANZEES: CRUEL TO BE KIND . . 77 
8. BIRD LOVE . . 88 
9. SEA OF EMOTION: DOLPHINS, WHALES, AND TURTLES . . 97 
10. NO BOUNDARIES: CROSS-SPECIES GRIEF . . 106 
11. ANIMAL SUICIDE? . . 115 
12. APE GRIEF . . 125 
13. ON BISON DEATH IN YELLOWSTONE AND OBITUARIES OF ANIMALS . . 134 
14. WRITING GRIEF . . 145 
15. THE PREHISTORY OF GRIEF . . 153 

AFTERWORD . . 163 
Acknowledgments . . 171 
Readings and Visual Resources . . 173 
Index . . 181