Chimps may be aware of others’ deaths

Captive and wild apes react in intriguing ways to losing comrades

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HANGING ON A chimp mother in Bossou, Guinea, climbs a tree for food while carrying her dead infant. Tatyana Humle
Pansy the chimpanzee died surrounded by friends and family who cared for her as best they could and reacted to her demise with silent somberness.