ANIMAL SUICIDE: Young Swan Drowns Itself After The Death Of Its Mother

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This actually sound weird, but believe it or not, the young swan above committed suicide after the death of its mother. The moment above was captured by a Chinese hiker, Yan Yan Hsiao, who noticed how the young swan was drowning itself after the death of its mother. She said she only noticed the young bird because it was making a commotion and flapping its wings in the water. Apparently traumatized by the death of another bird, the swan stuck its head in the water, and minutes later, was also dead. She said: ''I looked over and saw the swan which was clearly a young animal alongside an older bird that was clearly dead. She had either died because of the cold or old age but either way, the young bird was very distressed. After calling and flapping its wings, it then stuck its head in the water and I thought it had calmed down, but then I realized it was keeping its head in the water. Minutes later, it was dead.'' She said she had been taking photographs of the swan not realizing she was capturing its death at the park lake in Sanmenxia, in Central China's Henan province. Scientists have debated for years whether instances where an animal deliberately claims its own life because of depression can be classed as suicide. But examples dated back to 1855, when the illustrated London News reported a dog who had thrown itself into the water to drown and had repeated the action several times until passers-by finally allowed to sink. There have also been numerous cases of ducks apparently drowning themselves after the death of a mate. View photos of the swan committing suicide: