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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Camera Traps Document Infant Corpse Carrying Behaviour in Multiple Unhabituated Chimpanzee Populations.

Elena Bersacola, Matthew R McLennan, Joana H Bessa, Henry Camara, Maimuna Jaló, Vicent Kiiza, Gnan Mamy, Nicholas Mpanga, Vicky Oelze, Marina Ramon and 6 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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16 authors.

Elena BersacolaCentre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter Penryn UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3814-8687
Matthew R McLennanBulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project Hoima Uganda.
Joana H BessaSchool of Life and Health Sciences Roehampton University London UK.
Henry CamaraInstitute de Recherche Environnementale de Bossou Bossou Guinea.
Maimuna JalóInstituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
Vicent KiizaBulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project Hoima Uganda.
Gnan MamyInstitute de Recherche Environnementale de Bossou Bossou Guinea.
Nicholas MpangaBulindi Chimpanzee and Community Project Hoima Uganda.
Vicky OelzeAnthropology Department University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz California USA.
Marina RamonCentre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter Penryn UK.
Américo N W SanháInstituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
Laura van HolsteinClare College University of Cambridge Cambridge UK.
Fiona A StewartDepartment of Anthropology University College London London UK.
Maegan FitzgeraldApe Behaviour and Ecology Group, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Kathelijne KoopsApe Behaviour and Ecology Group, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland.
Kimberley J HockingsCentre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter Penryn UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Camera traps are an important tool for wildlife research, particularly for estimating species distribution and habitat use. Although they are increasingly used to study animal behaviour, such as tool use and foraging, there are fewer examples of their use in detecting rare behaviours that cannot be predicted in terms of where and when they may occur. Comparative thanatology, the study of non-human animal responses to death, has demonstrated that examining behaviours such as infant corpse carrying (ICC) can offer valuable insights into animal cognition, including maternal bonds, grief, and levels of death awareness. Here, we investigate the efficacy of camera traps in capturing ICC in four unhabituated chimpanzee (

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dead infant carryinggreat ape behaviourpassive wildlife monitoringremote behavioural monitoringthanatologywildlife health

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