Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Why do some primate mothers carry their infant's corpse? A cross-species comparative study
E. Fernandez-Fueyo, Y. Sugiyama, T. Matsui, A. J. Carter
This study examines why some primate mothers carry their infant's corpse, analyzing 409 cases across 50 species and finding no strong predictors for the behavior but a link between infant age and carrying duration.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2021.0590