Simon had a bit of a split personality, he loved people but did not love all animals. Perhaps because he was nearly starved, he guarded his food. He ate on one side of the feeder, Lulu and Fanny on the other. The sheep had their own feeder, he never let them come near his  food.

Red’s job was to keep them apart.

This scenario has changed. With Simon gone, the donkeys and the sheep can all eat at one feeder, Red can sit and observe. It is always interesting to me to see how animals respond to loss of another animal. Lulu and Fanny have had no changes in their behavior, they tend to be stoic, but they are eating enthusiastically, keeping to their usual patterns of behavior. Same with the the sheep. Much is made of animal grieving, I have yet to see signs of it in any animal I have ever been around.

This is not to say the other animals are not aware of Simon’s death, I believe they all are in their own way, just not our way.