His dead body embraced nine days ... so the bonobo monkeys called their deceased son

Bonobo monkeys kept in the German city of Frankfurt zoo to embrace her dead son for nine days after he died, before being separated from him and the zoo's animal care team can get the dead monkey out of the barn.

The zoo announced on its Facebook page today, Friday, that the Naimbi monkeys have carried their son Zikomo since he died on New Year's Eve until Thursday, and she said that the causes of the death of the little monkey are not yet clear.

A spokeswoman for the park revealed that carrying the great apes of her deceased children is completely normal behavior of her, and she explained that the mother and the rest of the herd say goodbye to the deceased in this way.

Bonobos live in groups of up to 120 members, females predominate and live with each other in harmony and peace. Researchers believe that the secret of peace that prevails in this species community is female dominance in this society.

Bonobo monkeys build thrones of branches and foliage on the trees they sleep on and the little ones play on, and this family feeds on fruits, hazelnuts, grains, green herbs, flowers and tree peel and complements their food with ants.