From the archives: This story was last updated in June 2019.
As human beings, we often like to think of ourselves as being very special compared to other animals, especially where intelligence and emotions are concerned. But to think that we are the only mammals who can feel love and affection from our friends and family is just plain wrong.A story from The Gentle Barn, an animal shelter based in Santa Clarita, California, which provides homes for abused animals that otherwise wouldn’t have a home, shows that cows feel the loss of their children just as much as we do.
