Chimpanzee mother learns about her dead infant

This video contains excerpts of the reaction of the mother chimpanzee to the body of her deceased infant. The video was recorded at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust in Zambia. A full report of this event is in press in the American Journal of Primatology (DOI: ). This report was a collaborative effort between the Max Planck Institute, Chimfunshi, and Gonzaga University.