Friday, November 06, 2009

Creature Feature: Chimpanzees Grieve


Why is this troop of rescued chimpanzees at the Sanaga-Yong Center staring at what is happening on the other side of the fence? The chimp Dorothy, in the wheelbarrow, is being taken to her burial. She died of heart failure well past the age of forty. The female will apparently be missed by her friends.
[credit: National Geographic]