in recent years photos and videos have emerged showing great apes notably
emerged showing great apes notably
emerged showing great apes notably gorillas and chimpanzees reacting to the
gorillas and chimpanzees reacting to the
gorillas and chimpanzees reacting to the deaths of members of their communities
deaths of members of their communities
deaths of members of their communities humans might interpret the reactions as
humans might interpret the reactions as
humans might interpret the reactions as morning but is it one of the most
morning but is it one of the most
morning but is it one of the most interesting things about these videos is
interesting things about these videos is
interesting things about these videos is that it initiates a conversation that
that it initiates a conversation that
that it initiates a conversation that hasn’t really been had that often among
hasn’t really been had that often among
hasn’t really been had that often among scientists a research team working in
scientists a research team working in
scientists a research team working in Zambia has released never-before-seen
Zambia has released never-before-seen
Zambia has released never-before-seen video of a community of chimpanzees
video of a community of chimpanzees
video of a community of chimpanzees reacting to death in their group a nine
reacting to death in their group a nine
reacting to death in their group a nine year old chimpanzee male has died in
year old chimpanzee male has died in
year old chimpanzee male has died in recent days on this day keepers at the
recent days on this day keepers at the
recent days on this day keepers at the chim Foong Chee Wildlife orphanage trust
chim Foong Chee Wildlife orphanage trust
chim Foong Chee Wildlife orphanage trust discovered the body for the first time
discovered the body for the first time
discovered the body for the first time near the refuges fence line this
near the refuges fence line this
near the refuges fence line this community of forty-three chimps has
community of forty-three chimps has
community of forty-three chimps has nearly 200 acres to roam a semi-wild
nearly 200 acres to roam a semi-wild
nearly 200 acres to roam a semi-wild area protected by the fence
area protected by the fence
area protected by the fence the scientists on site for regularly
the scientists on site for regularly
the scientists on site for regularly scheduled research were alerted and
scheduled research were alerted and
scheduled research were alerted and turned on video cameras at the time we
turned on video cameras at the time we
turned on video cameras at the time we start recording there are two three
start recording there are two three
start recording there are two three individuals present and in the next 17
individuals present and in the next 17
individuals present and in the next 17 18 minutes there are 36 38 individuals
18 minutes there are 36 38 individuals
18 minutes there are 36 38 individuals of the 43 individuals actually at least
of the 43 individuals actually at least
of the 43 individuals actually at least one time visiting the body or staying
one time visiting the body or staying
one time visiting the body or staying very close to the body for the full 72
very close to the body for the full 72
very close to the body for the full 72 minutes we see the chimpanzee is coming
minutes we see the chimpanzee is coming
minutes we see the chimpanzee is coming together in a very small space gathering
together in a very small space gathering
together in a very small space gathering around this body and we haven’t seen in
around this body and we haven’t seen in
around this body and we haven’t seen in any other time that we’ve been watching
any other time that we’ve been watching
any other time that we’ve been watching these chimps them all gather in such a
these chimps them all gather in such a
these chimps them all gather in such a small space and be so calm and quiet and
small space and be so calm and quiet and
small space and be so calm and quiet and motivated to stay near each other or
motivated to stay near each other or
motivated to stay near each other or near the body we can’t say for sure but
near the body we can’t say for sure but
near the body we can’t say for sure but they’re grouping together in a way that
they’re grouping together in a way that
they’re grouping together in a way that we’ve never seen before
we’ve never seen before
we’ve never seen before chimps are seen gently touching the body
chimps are seen gently touching the body
chimps are seen gently touching the body smelling and observing many members of
smelling and observing many members of
smelling and observing many members of the community at the time this video was
the community at the time this video was
the community at the time this video was recorded last fall were suffering from a
recorded last fall were suffering from a
recorded last fall were suffering from a respiratory ailment and you can actually
respiratory ailment and you can actually
respiratory ailment and you can actually hear several chimps coughing
hear several chimps coughing
hear several chimps coughing a necropsy determined the nine-year-old
a necropsy determined the nine-year-old
a necropsy determined the nine-year-old died of pneumonia within about two
died of pneumonia within about two
died of pneumonia within about two minutes a chimpanzee mother whose infant
minutes a chimpanzee mother whose infant
minutes a chimpanzee mother whose infant daughter also died in recent days is
daughter also died in recent days is
daughter also died in recent days is seen carrying her deceased daughter and
seen carrying her deceased daughter and
seen carrying her deceased daughter and stopping within a few feet of the dead
stopping within a few feet of the dead
stopping within a few feet of the dead nine-year-old this chimp mother
nine-year-old this chimp mother
nine-year-old this chimp mother masya was the subject of a study
masya was the subject of a study
masya was the subject of a study released earlier this year in the
released earlier this year in the
released earlier this year in the American Journal of primatology
American Journal of primatology
American Journal of primatology by the same research team video from a
by the same research team video from a
by the same research team video from a previous day shows masya and another
previous day shows masya and another
previous day shows masya and another daughter Mary inspecting the dead child
daughter Mary inspecting the dead child
daughter Mary inspecting the dead child they were joined by other chimps oh
they were joined by other chimps oh
they were joined by other chimps oh these videos are important because they
these videos are important because they
these videos are important because they they do force one to stop and think
they do force one to stop and think
they do force one to stop and think people who have never really considered
people who have never really considered
people who have never really considered what chimpanzees might think about
what chimpanzees might think about
what chimpanzees might think about before I imagine when they see these
before I imagine when they see these
before I imagine when they see these videos they become interested at least
videos they become interested at least
videos they become interested at least for a moment in trying to figure out
for a moment in trying to figure out
for a moment in trying to figure out what might be possible in the minds of
what might be possible in the minds of
what might be possible in the minds of other primates one of the most
other primates one of the most
other primates one of the most interesting things about this video I
interesting things about this video I
interesting things about this video I think is that it shows the opportunity
think is that it shows the opportunity
think is that it shows the opportunity that the chimpanzees have to learn about
that the chimpanzees have to learn about
that the chimpanzees have to learn about death in their environment and so one
death in their environment and so one
death in their environment and so one striking example in the video I think is
striking example in the video I think is
striking example in the video I think is when a female comes around and she
when a female comes around and she
when a female comes around and she smacks on the body of the evidential and
smacks on the body of the evidential and
smacks on the body of the evidential and why she does that we don’t know but I
why she does that we don’t know but I
why she does that we don’t know but I think the interesting thing happens
think the interesting thing happens
think the interesting thing happens after she smacks the body which is that
after she smacks the body which is that
after she smacks the body which is that the other chimps you can see that they
the other chimps you can see that they
the other chimps you can see that they actually watch the body quite closely
actually watch the body quite closely
actually watch the body quite closely after she’s hit it so hard and in that
after she’s hit it so hard and in that
after she’s hit it so hard and in that case they could be potentially learning
case they could be potentially learning
case they could be potentially learning about how a dead body reacts differently
about how a dead body reacts differently
about how a dead body reacts differently than than a live individual who would
than than a live individual who would
than than a live individual who would have just gotten hit most of the
have just gotten hit most of the
have just gotten hit most of the individuals we see are females but there
individuals we see are females but there
individuals we see are females but there is one male who returns to the scene
is one male who returns to the scene
is one male who returns to the scene several times so it seems as if the
several times so it seems as if the
several times so it seems as if the adult male who was visiting the body for
adult male who was visiting the body for
adult male who was visiting the body for at least four times is inspecting the
at least four times is inspecting the
at least four times is inspecting the body closely in between the females and
body closely in between the females and
body closely in between the females and also from a tantrum at some point he’s
also from a tantrum at some point he’s
also from a tantrum at some point he’s screaming and walking over the body very
screaming and walking over the body very
screaming and walking over the body very rapidly
rapidly
rapidly he is the one who had a social a very
he is the one who had a social a very
he is the one who had a social a very strong social relationship with the
strong social relationship with the
strong social relationship with the response with the individual that died
response with the individual that died
response with the individual that died he has been taking care of that
he has been taking care of that
he has been taking care of that individual for more than four years the
individual for more than four years the
individual for more than four years the researchers would rather not presume
researchers would rather not presume
researchers would rather not presume that the chimps are mourning the death
that the chimps are mourning the death
that the chimps are mourning the death of another I am reluctant to use that
of another I am reluctant to use that
of another I am reluctant to use that word
word
word my colleagues might have different
my colleagues might have different
my colleagues might have different opinion but I think for the most part
opinion but I think for the most part
opinion but I think for the most part were reluctant to use the word because
were reluctant to use the word because
were reluctant to use the word because it doesn’t seem to really give us any
it doesn’t seem to really give us any
it doesn’t seem to really give us any extra explanatory information they
extra explanatory information they
extra explanatory information they behave differently as a group as in any
behave differently as a group as in any
behave differently as a group as in any other situation as we have seen before
other situation as we have seen before
other situation as we have seen before whether we can call that morning and
whether we can call that morning and
whether we can call that morning and what it entail exactly based on what we
what it entail exactly based on what we
what it entail exactly based on what we know in humans is morning is just
know in humans is morning is just
know in humans is morning is just difficult to to say for anybody I would
difficult to to say for anybody I would
difficult to to say for anybody I would say the scientists have released this
say the scientists have released this
say the scientists have released this video in the hope that other researchers
video in the hope that other researchers
video in the hope that other researchers will see it and have the chance to
will see it and have the chance to
will see it and have the chance to videotape similar scenes it’s hoped that
videotape similar scenes it’s hoped that
videotape similar scenes it’s hoped that a compilation of data and video evidence
a compilation of data and video evidence
a compilation of data and video evidence will help answer questions about our
will help answer questions about our
will help answer questions about our primate cousins and whether they might
primate cousins and whether they might
primate cousins and whether they might have similar thoughts about death to
have similar thoughts about death to
have similar thoughts about death to ours
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