Why do doves cry?

Grief is not the only reason humans cry. There are “happy” tears, tears of relief, and tears that function only as the windshield wiper fluid of the eye. Birds, and doves specifically, can and do produce tears of the latter version. An animal can produce tears if its eyes are outfitted with lacrimal glands. read more

Birds also cry if they are in distress such as separation from their mothers. Doves for one, fly away to look for food for its chicks. The separation may cause sadness to these baby doves because no one will take care of them. read more

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Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp whistling or whinnying. read more