Are humans the only animals that comment suicide?
454932
no. Some animals such as penguins will commit suicide by going into water that they know is plagued with predators. Also studies have been done with cats, dogs, and other animals. They usually get depressed and there is actually medication for these animals so they will not commit suicide.
921854
It's all speculation, but in general, larger animals have deeper voices. Male humans are about 20% bigger than females, on average.
271284
I think if we say humans have souls, we can't say other animals don't.  Seems kind of arrogant, doesn't it?
3834
They do, but some animals have a higher tolerance than humans.  Think about it, how would you feel after you eat a rotten carcass or plants off the ground.
1047986
you should go to a conselor (sp?) i've tried to kill myself a couple times but my conselor convinced me that i'm needed to help animals and if i kill myself all these poor animals will die cuz i won't be there to save them (animals are my passion) also i got prozac. it's really good for depression.
141679
Humans have a higher brain function and can make choices.  Animals are just animals and don't stop to think about where they should do it, they just do it.
1331
humans are mammals, which, yes, are animals.  humans are animals, and as such, fall prey to the same biological urges.  the main drive in life is procreation.  :)  life begets life and all that jazz.
835999
Not sure how your other answerer knows whether animals have souls or not..............I'd like to think that all sentient beings have souls.\n\nHowever, ignoring philosophy, my view is that there is, in fact, very little distinction between a human and an animal. Mostly we all have the capacity to learn, mostly we all possess some semblance of intelligence, and mostly we run our lives according to the rules of some kind of hierarchical society.\n\nThe basic difference I believe is the humans capacity to communicate abstract thoughts via langauage. Although chimps and bonobos have displayed some capacity for this, in humans this is extremely highly developed and allows us to progress and develop very quickly without having to re-learn (ie. we don't re-invent the wheel every generation). It is this capacity that has allowed humans to outstrip other animals in our development towards (allegedly) "higher intelligence".\n\nSee the attached links for some arguments regarding this.
1022725
As we know from biological studies in the field, many animals are homosexual.  Hundreds of species are covered in the seminal work in the area -- Biological Exuberance by Dr. Bruce Bagemihl, published by St. Martin's Press.  Higher and (to my surprise) lower animals routinely engaged in homosexual behavior -- including EXCLUSIVELY HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR in hundreds of species.  Those species with pair bonding demonstrated homosexual pair bonding as well.\n\nIt's a fascinating read.\n\nRegards,\n\nReynolds Jones\nSchenectady, NY\nhttp://www.rebuff.org
1024862
I know this is really gross but... are there any animals?\n\nlol lol just wondering (to save the human race)
568959
By choice. Didn't like harming a moving living creature which has some semblance of self preservation. i know plants to have that, but I've to eat to live, so I chose the lesser of two evils.\n\nNo religion or faith propagates or advocates this form of suicide.
589456
No, of course not. For example, remember that gorilla who learned sign language? Its name was Cocoa. Cocoa's zookeepers gave him a pet kitten, which he accidentally killed. Cocoa then cried and was depressed for quite some time.\n\nNot only do other primates cry, but they feel emotion and loss like we do as well.
36931
Does a human count as an animal? If yes then a human because well ... look at what we can do *does the Stewart hop!*
1187658
Depression,they get suicidal and do things for attention just like humans.
1035137
have you thought of suicide
593824
How sad for you.  I don't believe in all these human classifications of who or what goes to heaven: I believe all living things have a soul and therefore go onwards.  Of course you will see your ferret again!  If my pets have ceased to exist, then I hope to do so, too - I ain't going anywhere they don't!  (It might be that all those who assert that animals don't have souls will populate something other than heaven themselves, as their love seems to be limited and somewhat lacking in humanity.)
53200
i din know you could talk to animals..\ndid they tell you that they don't wanna die?