Chimp Dies at Zoo

[Apehouse]

@aliveinsd While i can understand you concerns and issues, you wouldn't have the same opinion if you had seen it. They absolutely understood and they grieved her right in front of everyone's eyes. It was one of the most powerful and beautiful things i have ever witnessed. They grieve their own in the wild and to take that chance away from them is a far worse crime. They needed closure, after watching her slowly get more sick, and they got it. And I'm proud to have been a part of the ceremony.

[jakepacheco1]

stfu btch

[aliveinsd]

That is so sick. Why would any Human want to display a dead ape to its pack members. Haul the carcass out and burn it. The other apes probably took the dead apes display as a warning that they might be next?

[jesperc20]

@aliveinsd Isn't that exactly what humans do to our dead? It might work as a grief reliever for apes too. And I really don't think the apes took it as a threat.. because.. seriously.. they ain't nearly that clever or paranoid ;-)

[aliveinsd]

@jesperc20 Well, yes. Humans do haul out and display their dead prior to ritual, followed by burial. But these are Humans displaying a dead chimpanzee to its own species, and atypical to chimpanzee behavior. Chimps just let 'em lay there and rot (Jane Goodall, "Through A Window"). Anyway, it all seemed just a little bit "eeeek!" and creepy to me. But I do understand your comment, and appreciate your reply. Kind Regards, Alive

[windap55]

These Chimpanzees deserve everything they are getting and more. It is sad that she couldn't of enjoyed her new life longer.....