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Chimps Mourn Passing of One of Their Own

If you ever doubted that animals feel sorrow, this photograph will make you believe. Featured in the November issue of National Geographic Magazine, the touching photo captures more than a dozen chimpanzees gazing on as the body of one of their own is wheeled away. The photograph was taken in September 2008, after Dorothy, a female chimp in her late 40s died of congestive heart failure at Cameroon's Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center. Monica Szcupider, the photographer, submitted the photo...Full Story
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