Mountain gorillas groom their dead and even try to suckle from them, according to new research from the central African highlands.
Zoologists also saw gorillas kicking and attempting to feed the corpses of animals they were close to, adding gorillas to the list of animals found to grieve their dead.
The gorillas' reactions to the deaths of individuals with which they shared a close bond also indicated distress over death, they said, but they were not sure it was a common response.the scientists found that strong reactions to death may only occur towards dominant adult gorillas in social groups, or by the offspring of the deceased.
After Tuck died in September 2010 at the age of 38, her sons Segasira and Urwibutso displayed heartbroken reactions. Urwibutso exhibited a more aggressive reaction. He was seen beating his chest and kicking the body, a possible attempt at reviving it. He made what scientists described as"hooting vocalisations" while dragging vegetation towards the area where his mother died.
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