Can/Do animals commit suicide?

Can/Do animals commit suicide?
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Sometimes a pet will refuse to eat or engage with the world after the owner dies. In that case, could grieving oneself to death be called suicide? I don’t know. I have never heard of an animal taking steps to directly and immediately killing itself, but there is alot that I haven’t heard of!
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