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Old 10-24-2020, 10:20 AM
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“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.”

― D.H. Lawrence
Most likely, animals and even birds, DO know when they are dying. They can feel pain. Humans are less aware of animal pain. Elephants stay for days and mourn the death of one of their herd.