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Primate mothers display different bereavement response to humans

By InsideWellness Editorial · April 16, 2025

Originally published by ScienceDaily Depression.

Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by anthropologists.

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