Gorillas grieve for their dead and have funerals for them just like humans, according to scientists. But a team of researchers observed groups of gorillas after three deaths and found they would gather around the bodies and groom them. Gorillas grieve their dead and have funerals for them just like humans, according to scientists. Aggressive behaviour towards corpses may suggest gorillas are frustrated they cannot wake their dead relative, according to the team. Researchers observed that after this, fewer gorillas gathered around the corpse.

Source: Daily Mail April 04, 2019 13:15 UTC