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nadinbrzezinski

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3. Emotion is not just a human trait

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:16 AM

Nov 2012

When Tuky died, we saw our Nanday Cookie grieve. And I mean really grieve and cry over it's buddy, or at least that is what it looked like.

Every year, at the anniversary, Cookie is not a happy parrot...

And if anybody told me the story...

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This Photo of Rescued Chimpanzees Mourning a Friend.... [View all] trailmonkee Nov 2012 OP

That made my eyes leak. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #1

Animals mourn, we know that ... merh Nov 2012 #2

Great site and beautiful story. EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #19

Emotion is not just a human trait nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #3

What kind of fence is that? demhottie Nov 2012 #4

electric Sunlei Nov 2012 #16

A video tribute containing more photos below Tx4obama Nov 2012 #5

K&R silverweb Nov 2012 #6

Pfft. Nonsense, just stupid animals, right? flvegan Nov 2012 #7

. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #27

Animals are people with fur Eyes of the World Nov 2012 #8

I'm still blown away by those wild elephants that a naturalist rehabbed & released catbyte Nov 2012 #9

I had an anthropology professor that worked at the chimpanzee and human institute AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #10

thank you trailmonkee Nov 2012 #12

Your daughter might like the story of Koko, the Gorilla. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #15

Amazing, Thank You trailmonkee Nov 2012 #22

And thank you AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #18

Orphaned Chimpanzee Sponsorships Make Great Gifts ErikJ Nov 2012 #11

+1 trailmonkee Nov 2012 #13

Sad and beautiful story Nika Nov 2012 #14

Their breathtaking and so emotional. dem4ward Nov 2012 #17

We have a dog that was very close to defacto7 Nov 2012 #20

Thank you for sharing that story. closeupready Nov 2012 #26

I remember a photo from decades ago in National Geographic when I was in junior high IDemo Nov 2012 #21

That make me cry! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #23

sorry trailmonkee Nov 2012 #25

. myrna minx Nov 2012 #24