“After a while, the human caretakers called the chimpanzees to the feeding building and most of them left the place where the body lay, with the exception of two females, mother and daughter, who remained next to the corpse. The mother, who had had an especially close relationship with the deceased, carefully examined his face and then grabbed a grass stem and began to clean his teeth. She spent several minutes engaged in this task, all the while remaining under her daughter’s attentive gaze.” NatureSadSad But TrueChimpanzees Book:Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death Source: Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
“Not only this- the mirror test also presupposes that the tested animals care about their appearance in one way or another, for something like this is necessary for them to have the motivation to interact with the mark that has been placed on them. However, it’s not immediately clear that other animals are vain enough to care about their own looks.” FunnyScienceNatureAnimals Book:Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death Source: Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death