Gorillas at the Brookfield Zoo held a wake for Babs, the dominant female of the group. Babs was 30-years old and suffered from an incurable kidney condition, so the zoo euthanized her.
Ramar, the silverback male leader, was the only gorilla not to pay his or her respects to Babs. I wonder if this is typical behavior? Was there resentment? A rivalry?
Kudos to Adam Richer for sending me this link, and for taking me and Ira out to the Brookfield Zoo a year or so ago to see the apes in the Tropic world building.
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