Valencia, Spain

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Video shows the behavior during the “mourning” period of the BIOPARC Valencia chimpanzees.

A heartbroken mother chimpanzee is still caring for her baby's mummified remains at a Spanish zoo, carrying the tiny corpse around with her since February.

The mother chimpanzee, named Natalia, cut a tragic figure as she carried her baby's body everywhere with her in her enclosure at the Bioparc Valencia in the south of Spain.

The zoo said in a statement obtained by Newsflash on 10th May that the baby chimp died at the beginning of February, a common occurrence with the species which has a high infantile mortality rate.

The zoo said Natalia had her baby in February at the same time as another mother chimp, and fortunately the second baby is doing well.