ArticlePrimates; journal of primatology2018
Prolonged transport and cannibalism of mummified infant remains by a Tonkean macaque mother.
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- Why chimpanzees carry dead infants: an empirical assessment of existing hypotheses.Royal Society open science · 2020Article
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- Baboon thanatology: responses of filial and non-filial group members to infants' corpses.Royal Society open science · 2020Article
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- Prolonged care and cannibalism of infant corpse by relatives in semi-free-ranging capuchin monkeys.Primates; journal of primatology · 2020Article
- Changes in social behavior and fecal glucocorticoids in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) carrying her dead infant.Primates; journal of primatology · 2020Article
- Behaviour of nonhuman primate mothers toward their dead infants: uncovering mechanisms.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Review
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Abstract
Observations of animals' responses to dying or dead companions raise questions about their awareness of states of helplessness or death of other individuals. In this context, we report the case of a female Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana) that transported the body of her dead infant for 25 days and cannibalized its mummified parts. The mother appeared agitated in the first 2 days after the birth. She then took care of her infant's corpse, which progressively dried and became mummified. In a third stage, the mother continued to transport the corpse as it started disintegrating, and she gnawed and consumed some parts of the remains. Our observations suggest that mummification of the body favored persistence of maternal behaviors by preserving the body's shape. The female gradually proceeded from strong attachment to the infant's body to decreased attachment, then finally full abandonment of the remains.
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