There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
They do mourn. But animals process emotions a lot better than humans, which tend to get stuck in the past, cultural expectations and entitlements.
Most animals adapt and go on with their lives pretty quickly. Even though they carry the lessions with them for the rest of their lives.
On the other side, if an animal goes missing, contact calling may continue for a long time and some animals can handle it better than others
In Sassys case however, we need to remember that even for lion standards the past few months were brutal and that she abandoned the subs shows she was struggling already back then. I can easily see her having some animal version of a stress related mental breakdown of some sort.