Can Animals cry?

Question

i know this is random but i have always wondered about it. tell me what you think.

Answer 1

While any animal with tear ducts can produce tears, not all animals cry out of sadnes. They can suffer and feel loneliess, sure - but most of them aren't capable of crying out of sadness like we do.

Elephants are one of the few animals that produces tears out of sadness. They're grieving after a member of the herd dies is quite obvious. I'm sure you can get tons of documentaries online depicting the almost funeral-like assembly which consist of literally crying, burying the dead, and staying for long hours - sometimes even days - next to the grave. Some elephants have also been seen crying after reuniting with a long lost family member.

It's also not unusual for some primates, such as chimpanzees, dying after losing a close family member because they lose the will to feed themselves, etc. - or even developing aggressive behaviors towards other members of the family or even to completely disassociate itself from others of it's kind.

Answer 2

Do Animals Cry

Answer 3

Yes, animals do cry. Actually, some animals do and some don't. Example? I learned about a marine mammal called a Dugong (lives in the Indian Ocean), and amazingly, it sheds actual tears when in trouble or pain. Overall, there's most animals that can show many emotions through physical and mental expressions! I don't think animals would cry like an actual human would, though. If you mean by animals shedding tears, yes they do. All animals have to shed tears, but we just don't see it. Tears are healthy for our and animal's eyes because they keep their eyes from drying out. In animals, not a lot of people would know for sure if tears are the result of actual tears or caused by eye irritation, but I do know for sure that animal shed tears and cry. Baby animals of all kinds will vocalize when separated from their mothers. Baby elephants in particular produce a very sad, keening sound which sounds like weeping. Hunters and some wildlife experts have claimed that the sound of a bear cub cries, when separated from its mother is remarkably similar to the cries of a human baby. In these cases, the cries probably serve as a form of direct communication with the mother. Personally, I think any animal that holds emotion and affection cries. Amazingly and in which, I think is really awesome, I heard that long time ago an old man died from a type of cancer from some sort of a food, and as everyone around his grave was crying, his two dogs were laying down, whimpering and crying.

Answer 4

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Can Animals cry?
i know this is random but i have always wondered about it. tell me what you think.

Answer 5

Cry as in vocal (whining/screaming)? Or tears?

I have seen both actually. A lot of animals cry from pain, usually vocally. But I have seen a few dogs cry tears as well. It was probably just a coincidence, but it's heartbreaking all the same.

Answer 6

Yes they can and do. I have yet to see tears, but dogs and cats both yowl and can scream.

Please note, I know this not because I have hurt animals but because I have had animals all my life and they do get hurt from time to time. Not by me tho :)

Answer 7

If they have tear ducts, yes they can. All animals have some type of basic emotion.

Answer 8

Elephants can cry.

Answer 9

Do you mean produce tears?
If you want to know if they cry out loud, then the answer is yes!
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Answer 10

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