Dophins and Death

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128283.700-death-in-dolphins-do-they-understand-they-are-mortal.html

Fascinating. There's quite a bit of anecdotal information on elephants, as well. As stated in the past, I think that the old formula in regards to mental capabilities and states, with humans on one side and animals on the other, is slowly being torn apart. We're going to see much more graduated and nuanced definition and descriptions of what's going on in our brains and mental processes - and how they are sometimes (partially, at least) shared by other species.


(Thanks for the link, Infidel753!)