Dying chimpanzee recognises old human friend before smiling and embracing him
A good read about an old chimpanzee and what an old friend does to help her pass.
I read in another article on this that they brought each of the chimps from her home zoo two by two to say goodbye to her.Footage has emerged of the moment a dying chimpanzee appears delighted to see an old human friend one last time.
Mama, a former matriarch of a colony of chimps at Royal Burgers Zoo in Holland, was refusing food from keepers until being visited by professor Jan van Hooff, whom she had known since 1972.
The 59-year-old ape, who had been unresponsive and curled up in a ball, reacted with joy after recognising the professor. Appearing to smile, she touched his face, held the back of his neck and brought his head down to hers.