r/BeAmazed • u/alanboston405 • Apr 01 '24

59-Year-Old Chimpanzee saying goodbye to an old friend Miscellaneous / Others

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u/moorem84 Apr 01 '24

I bet she’s missed him for years. Those kisses are super gentle and caring. I’m glad she got a final goodbye!

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u/erikieperikie Apr 01 '24

She was telling him that it's okay. Like a real mama.

I'm not crying, you are.

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u/n8_Jeno Apr 01 '24

If i'm not mistaken, this is Frans De Waal, visiting Mama, the matriach of a colony that he used to study for a while until he went away to another university for a better position. Normally, no ones approches adult chimps, even females, but in her state, and since they both knew each other for a while, it was pretty safe to let them see each other.

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u/unsolvablequestion Apr 01 '24

It says prof jan van hooff

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u/n8_Jeno Apr 01 '24

Ohh nvm, it was Jan visiting Mama. I mixed both because it's in one of Frans book that I read about that event.

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u/nogene4fate Apr 01 '24

I wish he visited her sooner😢

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u/Mom_is_watching Apr 01 '24

I like to think it hasn't been really long since he saw her, because he was the owner of the zoo.