Even though I am not able to give scientific proof, there are many views confirming that boozing and even suicidal tendencies are present even amongst some animals. Of course I shall cite examples from Ramayanam.. The destruction of Madhuvanam by the monkeys and the decision of the monkeys who had gone southward in search of Sita to commit suicide. Of course, the question as to whether the monkeys in Ramayana were actually monkeys—is a riddle.
And we can see another incidence of apparent suicide in respect of plants which grow in cluster. Take the case of a guava fruit, for instance. One single fruit will contain hundreds of seeds. If the fruit falls on a fertile piece of ground, eventually all the seeds will sprout and germinate. However, after a time, apart from a handful of saplings or plants, all other sprouts die down. At that stage, we can infer that either as just death or as suicide by the majority of the plants to permit one or two of their species to grow.
You must have heard of the many brothers of Shakuni the Gandhara imprisoned in a dark cellar to die. With a view to take vengeance on their tormenter, all except Shakuni died voluntarily, gave up their food in favour of the sole survivor whom they nourished. Through suicide, they could ensure their success to their mission. Shakuni survived and ensured the vengeance on Kurus through his nasty manipulations later.
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