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December 9, 2004
Gorilla's hold 'wake' for leader.
"Brookfield, Illinois (AP) -- After Babs the gorilla died at age 30, keepers at Brookfield Zoo decided to allow surviving gorillas to mourn the most influential female in their social family.
"Babs had an incurable kidney condition and was euthanized Tuesday. Keepers had recently seen a videotape of a gorilla wake at the Columbus, Ohio, zoo and decided they would do the same for Babs. Gorillas in the wild have been known to pay respects to their dead, keepers said."
Gorillas last respects similar to human behavior, CNN, Wednesday, December 8, 2004 Posted: 10:34 AM EST (1534 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/12/08/gorilla.wake.ap/index.html
Posted by sjc at December 9, 2004 1:05 PM
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