Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1909 — Animals That Weep. [ARTICLE]

Animals That Weep.

“He cried like a calf is a remark sometimes heard. It is no disgrace for a calf to cry, and he sheds tears in quantities when his emotions Justify them. It is even easier for him to cry than for many other animals, because his lachrymal apparatus is perfect and very productive. A scientific writer in Nature says that the ruminants are the animals which weep most readily. Hunters have long known that a deer at bay cries profusely. The tears will roll down the nose of a bear when he feels that his last hour is approaching. The big, tender eyes of the giraffe fill with tears as he looks at the hunter who has wounded him. Dogs weep very easily. The dog has tears both in his eyes and voice when his beloved master goes away and leaves him tied up at home. Some varieties of monkeys seem to be particularly addicted to crying, and not a few aquatic mammals also find it easy to weep when the occasion requires it. Seals in particular are often seen to cry. Elephants weep profusely when wounded or when they see that escape from their enemies is Impossible. The animals here mentioned are the chief ones that are known to weep, but there is no doubt that many others also display similar emotion.