Chimpanzees deal with death in much the same way as humans, studies suggest.
Scientists in Scotland filmed a group of chimps grooming and caressing an elderly female who died, and remaining subdued for several days afterwards.
Other researchers saw females carrying around the bodies of their dead children. Both studies are reported in the journal Current Biology.
The scientists say this suggests other species, particularly apes, are more like humans than we might think.
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