A group of chimpanzees grieving witnessed the death of his friend

A group of chimpanzees grieving witnessed the death of his friend

More than a dozen chimpanzees standing behind barbed wire with no sound while watching Dorothy, a chimpanzee who was 40 years more, dying of heart failure. This is a very touching picture and maybe you've never seen before.

The chimpanzee came from a rescue center in Cameroon chimps Sanaga Yong. The local residents worked as a volunteer nurse on the ground or "care givers" for chimpanzees who have been orphaned due to poaching.This extraordinary photograph was taken on September 23, 2008 by Monica Szczupider who worked at the rescue center. According to Monica, Dorothy was at the rescue center for 8 years and he is a key figure among the 25 other chimps."Chimpanzees it is naturally not the animal who likes silence. They are usually gregarious, likes noisy and loud noises and usually very difficult to get them to notice something in a rather long time." Monica said"But that day, they could not take his eyes of Dorothy and the silence that occurs quite remarkable."Previously, scientists reject the theory that animals can feel the emotion and called the theory as "anthropomorphic" excessive. Anthropomorphic means wearing attribute or attributes to human beings other than humans.However, some evidence suggests that animals may also feel the emotion.For example chimpanzees at Sanaga Yong rescue center is often seen being mourned the death of a family or group members by way of silence after the death occurred.In fact, according to Dr. Marc Bekoff, an ethologist from the University of Colorado, Magpies birds also showed the same thing. When there is a group among the dead, they look grieved and held a burial ceremony by placing a pinch of grass next to a dead friend.While the chimpanzees at Sanaga silence from behind the barbed wire, Dorothy gently enveloped in a bed that took him to final rest.Goodbye Dorothy ...

(national geographic)