Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. CHAPTER 7 Monkeys' Responses to Separation and Loss A boy who was born with a tail which gave rise to him being worshipped as a god has had his extra part removed - so he can finally walk properly. An Incredible Look at a Monkey Being Born - National Geographic While some monkeys are gentle, some are very aggressive. 3 ways you can help stop the abuse of Macaque Monkeys Dead at 26, Baby Huey left the world one grand LP Start your day with heartwarming and hilarious animal stories that will make you fall in love. Scientists have published descriptions of infant corpse-carrying in primates since the early 20th century; one of the first accounts dates to 1915, appearing in the Journal of Animal Behavior, said lead study author Elisa Fernndez-Fueyo, a primatologist and graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at the University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. The problem is, macaque monkeys are considered to be a "common" species in Indonesia, so they're not protected under Indonesian law. Owens expects both Almond and Astuti to make a full recovery. "We have devastating news," they wrote in a TikTok video shared on the primate's @heresyourmonkeycontent account, which has close to 18 million followers. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, 58-year-old Bhoomi Devi was killed when monkeys attacked her when she had gone out of her house at Thok Mohalla, The Telegraph India reported. Lots of the videos show baby monkeys being forced to walk upright on two legs - something that can be extremely damaging to their spines. In other words, separation anxiety could be a trigger for infant corpse-carrying in primates, and it could explain why the corpses of very young, unweaned infants were typically carried for longer than older babies were, the scientists reported. His health deteriorated and he finally succumbed to it on June 7. This is just one disease that requires constant monitoring by you and your vet. But instead of living in the forest with her mom as she should been, Almond was being kept as a pet by a family in Bali, Indonesia. Pet monkeys often have a tendency to bite (and they have 32 teeth to deliver these nasty bites). Monkeys are everywhere in Agra, local environmental activist Shravan Kumar Singh told Reuters, adding that the animals have become more aggressive after being displaced from their natural habitats. The US government has curbed some primate research in recent years, with the National Institutes of Health announcing in 2015 it would no longer fund biomedical research on chimpanzees. Both of those primate groups "also carry their infants after death for the longest durations," Fernndez-Fueyo said. You know, we'd watch these videos every day, and it's just a little smile at the beginning of the day. A baboon mother in Namibia carries her dead baby. While Almond and Astuti have a bright future, other monkeys in Bali aren't so lucky. In fact, depriving a pet monkey of normal social relationships with other monkeys can create behavioral problems and neuroses. "Anyone can buy a monkey at the market [for] between $20 and $60 dollars. Millions mourn TikTok monkey who died after dentist visit - New York Post The 12-year-old primate named George who blew up the internet with his box-opening skills and other shockingly anthropomorphic behaviors reportedly succumbed to complications from anesthesia.