Stories by Barbara J. King

Barbara J. King is emerita professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary. Her studies of monkeys and apes have led her to examine emotion and intelligence in a wide range of animal species. Credit: Nick Higgins

Evolution

Deception in the Animal Kingdom

Homo sapiens is not the only species that lies

September 4, 2019 — Barbara J. King

Biology

The Orca’s Sorrow

A spate of new observations of grief in animals hints at why some species mourn and others do not

March 1, 2019 — Barbara J. King

Cognition

Humans Are Not the Only Creatures Who Mourn

Mounting evidence from species as diverse as cats, dogs, giraffes and dolphins indicates that humans are not unique in grieving over the loss of loved ones

May 25, 2017 — Barbara J. King

Policy

The Inner Lives of "Food Animals"

Will growing scientific evidence about nonhuman cognition bring an ethical revolution in terms of who (not “what”) we eat?

March 16, 2017 — Barbara J. King

Mind & Brain

Humans Are Not the Only Creatures Who Mourn

Mounting evidence from species as diverse as cats, dogs, giraffes and dolphins indicates that humans are not unique in grieving over the loss of loved ones

October 12, 2015 — Barbara J. King

Biology

When Animals Mourn

Mounting evidence from species as diverse as cats and dolphins indicates that humans are not the only species that grieves over the loss of loved ones

July 8, 2013 — Barbara J. King