Category Archives: Animals & Depression

The Tears of a Panda: What happens when a zoo animal gets depressed?

By Daniel EngberPosted Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at 6:28 PM ET A sleep-deprived panda inadvertently crushed her newborn cub to death at a zoo in China last week. “Pandas who lose their young tend to be depressed for a month … Continue reading

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Why Do Humans And Primates Get More Stress-Related Diseases Than Other Animals?

ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2007) — Why do humans and their primate cousins get more stress-related diseases than any other member of the animal kingdom? The answer, says Stanford University neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky, is that people, apes and monkeys are highly … Continue reading

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Happiness in Animals – Do Animals Get Depressed?

by By Annelie Becher Depression is a condition of severe unhappiness that lasts for more than just a few days. When you are depressed you experience a loss of interest in life, reduced activity levels, sometimes you eat too much … Continue reading

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