Grief of loss. Chimpanzee carries the body of its young for months
Progenitora may need more time to face reality.
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The way a chimpanzee reacted to the death of her baby in Valencia is touching visitors and staff at Bioparc Valencia.
The baby chimpanzee died of natural causes in February and since then, its mother has been carrying the animal's body with her everywhere she goes.
According to 20 minutes, despite the animal's advanced state of decomposition, the mother Natalia does not abandon it.
According to this space, chimpanzees "need a period of mourning, in which they gradually assume the reality and the loss, and the mother can sometimes take longer to become aware of this.
"It is a species in which social ties and group cohesion are fundamental, so all members are affected by these sad events", they add.
The Bioparques of Fuengirola and Valencia, in Spain, house the largest group of chimpanzees in Spain of the subspecies 'pan troglodytes verus'.
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