Chimpanzees feel death like humans

Also mourning, sad and even carrying the body of the child for weeks, chimpanzees face the death of their fellow humans, relatives like humans.

In the first study, Scottish scientists just filmed a video of a group of chimpanzees. They are sad and caress a dead old chimpanzee. Even, a few days later, they were still in a state of "stupidity."

Another study was phenomenal, the mother chimpanzees brought their dead children. Scientists suggest that primates, especially humanoid monkeys, are more human than we thought.

Mr. James Anderson of the University of Stirling, Scotland, the first leader of the research team said: 'Previously, people thought that there are many characteristics that people only have in people such as cognitive ability, language, use. tools, cultural diversity . However, science has strong evidence that the boundaries between us and other species are really unclear, easy to define as we think. The perception of death is a psychological phenomenon that may be common to many species. '

Image of chimpanzee Pansy before dying.

In the first study, a group filmed documents about the serious death of a 50-year-old chimp named Pansy. When it is in a coma state a few days before death, the other members of the herd become quiet compared to the day. They were beside the animal that was about to die every night, showing a melancholy expression.

When the chimp died, his daughter was near the corpse for one night, though she never did. And their flock is still "dumbfounded" a few days later, avoiding where the female chimp died.

In the second study conducted at Oxford University, two mother chimpanzees living in the wilderness of Guinea carried the dead bodies of their dead children for nearly 10 weeks. The bodies of the chimpanzees were decomposed slowly during this period. Chimpanzees use sticks to scare away flies.

Although the child died dry, the chimpanzee's mother still carried her.

Dr. Dora Biro of Oxford University said: 'Our observation confirms the existence of an extremely close relationship between mother and their children, even when the bad children die. This needs to be further clarified, especially when chimpanzees understand and are affected by the death of close chimpanzees or flocks. Further, it sheds light on the origin of human evolution. '

Chimpanzees and humans have 90% of the same DNA code. There are many academic studies that suggest that chimpanzees need to be empowered in the same way as human rights.

Source: New Scientist, Physorg, Live Science