What animals can teach us about death

How much of our rituals around death are learned from animals? Animal behaviorist Dr. Kaeli Swift explores the life and death habits of our non-human neighbors and shares what their responses could reveal about our own relationship to mortality. This talk was filmed at TEDxSalem. Watch the full talk here:    • What crows can teach us about death | Dr. ...   Start each day with short, eye-opening ideas from some of the world’s greatest TEDx speakers. Hosted by Atossa Leoni, TEDx SHORTS will give you the chance to immerse yourself in surprising knowledge, fresh perspectives, and moving stories from some of our most compelling talks. Less than 10 minutes a day, everyday. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about the TEDx SHORTS podcast, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts.

Do animals think and feel? | Sy Montgomery | TEDxAmoskeagMillyard
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Do animals think and feel? | Sy Montgomery | TEDxAmoskeagMillyard

What Being a Veterinarian Really Takes | Melanie Bowden, DVM | TEDxCoeurdalene
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What Being a Veterinarian Really Takes | Melanie Bowden, DVM | TEDxCoeurdalene

Why Everyone Should Talk About Pet Death | E. B. Bartels | TEDxWellesleyCollege
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Why Everyone Should Talk About Pet Death | E. B. Bartels | TEDxWellesleyCollege

The Rainbow Bridge, Animals in Transition | Joan Ranquet | TEDxWilmingtonWomen
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The Rainbow Bridge, Animals in Transition | Joan Ranquet | TEDxWilmingtonWomen

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast
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The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast

How dogs love us | Dr. Gregory Berns | TEDxAtlanta
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How dogs love us | Dr. Gregory Berns | TEDxAtlanta

4 tips for developing critical thinking skills | Steve Pearlman, Ph.D. | TEDxCapeMay
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4 tips for developing critical thinking skills | Steve Pearlman, Ph.D. | TEDxCapeMay

Career stability isn't career safety—here's why | Andreas Gebhardt | TEDxGraz
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Career stability isn't career safety—here's why | Andreas Gebhardt | TEDxGraz

What kids know about motivation (and we don't) | Betsy Blackard | TEDxClaremontGraduateUniversity
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What kids know about motivation (and we don't) | Betsy Blackard | TEDxClaremontGraduateUniversity

The Hidden Magic Of The Animal-Human Relationship | James French | TEDxBologna
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The Hidden Magic Of The Animal-Human Relationship | James French | TEDxBologna

What animals are thinking and feeling, and why it should matter | Carl Safina | TEDxMidAtlantic
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What animals are thinking and feeling, and why it should matter | Carl Safina | TEDxMidAtlantic

Our pets: rethinking the way we say goodbye | Jackie Campbell | TEDxSouthBank
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Our pets: rethinking the way we say goodbye | Jackie Campbell | TEDxSouthBank

The three secrets of resilient people | Lucy Hone | TEDxChristchurch
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The three secrets of resilient people | Lucy Hone | TEDxChristchurch

Your Brain Is Smarter Than You Think | Daniel Steininger | TEDxEmory
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Your Brain Is Smarter Than You Think | Daniel Steininger | TEDxEmory

Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening: Phil Borges at TEDxUMKC
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Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening: Phil Borges at TEDxUMKC

Master Shi Heng Yi – 5 hindrances to self-mastery | Shi Heng YI | TEDxVitosha
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Master Shi Heng Yi – 5 hindrances to self-mastery | Shi Heng YI | TEDxVitosha

Crows, smarter than you think | John Marzluff | TEDxRainier
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Crows, smarter than you think | John Marzluff | TEDxRainier

Why raising your vibration increases serendipity. | Joanna McEwen | TEDxUniversityofBrighton
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Why raising your vibration increases serendipity. | Joanna McEwen | TEDxUniversityofBrighton

3 questions to help you age stronger, healthier, and happier | Dr. Brenda Lau | TEDxSurrey
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3 questions to help you age stronger, healthier, and happier | Dr. Brenda Lau | TEDxSurrey

Make your cat happier in 3 minutes | Nicky Trevorrow | TEDxCardiff
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Make your cat happier in 3 minutes | Nicky Trevorrow | TEDxCardiff