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sinkingfeeling

(57,811 posts) Sun May 20, 2012, 10:37 AM May 2012

The pain shows so clearly in the mother's face. She's mourning the death of her cub and is being comforted by another.
http://blog.nwf.org/2012/03/wildlife-photos-well-never-forget/

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One of the most heatbreaking pictures I've seen. From National Wildlife Federation. [View all] sinkingfeeling May 2012 OP

what happened to the cub? Blue_Tires May 2012 #1

so if someone posted this privately on their facebook PatrynXX May 2012 #10

you'd be one of the good atheists... PatrynXX May 2012 #11

There's "good" and "not so cool" people in every group you can name Merlot May 2012 #19

+1,000 freshwest May 2012 #17

I don't even see this as an atheist vs. believer thing. Withywindle May 2012 #24

I'm an atheist and know that animals have souls just as much as humans. sinkingfeeling May 2012 #33

It's always heartbreaking when animals mourn lunatica May 2012 #3

This one makes me wonder if I'm making my dog EC May 2012 #4

dogs evolved with man for about 100,000 years pasto76 May 2012 #8

Well... Neoma May 2012 #22

My new rescue has some issues with attachment as well - TBF May 2012 #23

Crying................ Swede Atlanta May 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author amb123 May 2012 #6

What's global warming got to do with this? nt Edim May 2012 #15

No words 99Forever May 2012 #7

Your user name lillypaddle May 2012 #12

But they're "only animals" right, everyone? flvegan May 2012 #13

:-( Odin2005 May 2012 #14

It wasn't grief, it was getting hungry. zoechen May 2012 #16

How do you know it wasn't grief? Merlot May 2012 #20

I'm Sorry for you zoechen May 2012 #21

Oh, but humans would never ever kill each other, would we? Withywindle May 2012 #25

I've read this about 6 times.. zoechen May 2012 #26

In a nutshell. Withywindle May 2012 #34

Actually, it's you that has it backasswards Merlot May 2012 #27

Do you have a link? Is it the same polar bear? fasttense May 2012 #32

AWFUL. BlueIris May 2012 #28