STUDY: Baboon moms carry deceased infants for up to 10 days

BROOKS HAYS: Wild baboon mothers carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study. The research promises to illuminate the ways animals deal with death. Over the course of 13 years, scientists observing wild Namibian chacma baboons documented group responses to 12 infant deaths. Chacma baboons live in mixed-sex groups ranging … Continue reading STUDY: Baboon moms carry deceased infants for up to 10 days