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People Are Crying Over This Video Of Monkeys Accidentally Killing A Robot Monkey And Then Mourning For It
When BBC show ‘Spy In The Wild’ infiltrated a robot monkey among a tribe of Langurs, the fake animal got accidentally ‘killed’. This allowed the hidden camera to capture the intimate details of how the monkeys mourn. The video filmed in Rajasthan, India, both shocked and upset the viewers, as the monkeys’ reaction to death is similar to grief experienced by humans.
The main idea behind the innovative show is putting a camera equipment inside of what looks like an animal in the hope to see the wildlife community from the insider’s perspective. This kind of knowledge can help us understand animals better and to realize that maybe we are not as different from them as we think. Especially, when it comes to monkeys, our closest ‘relatives’, who have friends and enemies, get stressed out, are attached to their mothers, and, as the video shows – go through a mourning process after a loss.
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BBC show ‘Spy In The Wild’ infiltrated a robot monkey among a tribe of Langurs
But then the fake animal got accidentally ‘killed’, causing the monkeys to grieve
This allowed the hidden camera to capture the intimate details of how the monkeys mourn
The video filmed in Rajasthan, India, both shocked and upset the viewers…
As the monkeys’ reaction to death is similar to grief experienced by humans
The main idea behind the innovative show is putting a camera equipment inside of what looks like an animal…
In the hope to see the wildlife community from the unique, insider’s perspective
The video is a brilliant reminder that animals are more similar to us than we think
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SarahScouse 8 years ago
Wow, this is so powerful and beautiful, you can actually feel their grief.
Amanda Bryan 8 years ago
People need to realize, we are not the only ones that feel pain... I seen animals have larger feelings than humans. I wish more people noticed and cared for animals more.
Notchimine Mette 8 years ago
Poor monkeys got tricked. If it were a real monkey she would have grabbed hold of the "mama" when picked up and not have fallen and "died" and now the monkeys think they killed the "baby". Now who will console the monkeys? Shame. I feel so sorry for them. :(
Simon Kwan 8 years ago
So beautiful and pure to see the monkeys mourning a loss in the community despite the 'dead' monkey not having any specific familial ties.
Koko Sempai 8 years ago
That DID make me cry. But its amazing and beautiful how the monkeys responded to the "dead baby monkey" this really is something new I have discovered. Thank you for sharing!
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Sad monkeys. Aw. I am, I admit, a total softy when it comes to animals. This does feel rather unnecessary - how does it benefit us to know how they grieve? Bar the fact that maybe there's a lot more to animals than we know right now. Sorry, honestly, but maybe it's all too easy to say anthropomorphism (bar the fact that it really ISN'T easy to say anthropomorphism!!) but maybe we just don't know enough yet? About a lot of things?
AnxietyPanda 7 years ago
Heart. My heart. I can't take it. This is so amazing, animals are spectacular creatures.
Andre Van Der Ventel 8 years ago
The outcome was completely unexpected but as a result will teach people to understand that animals wild or domestic do poses the capacity to feel and express emotion.
nighty fox dreemurr 8 years ago
They didn't want this, it was an accident.
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SarahScouse 8 years ago
Wow, this is so powerful and beautiful, you can actually feel their grief.
Amanda Bryan 8 years ago
People need to realize, we are not the only ones that feel pain... I seen animals have larger feelings than humans. I wish more people noticed and cared for animals more.
Notchimine Mette 8 years ago
Poor monkeys got tricked. If it were a real monkey she would have grabbed hold of the "mama" when picked up and not have fallen and "died" and now the monkeys think they killed the "baby". Now who will console the monkeys? Shame. I feel so sorry for them. :(
Simon Kwan 8 years ago
So beautiful and pure to see the monkeys mourning a loss in the community despite the 'dead' monkey not having any specific familial ties.
Koko Sempai 8 years ago
That DID make me cry. But its amazing and beautiful how the monkeys responded to the "dead baby monkey" this really is something new I have discovered. Thank you for sharing!
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Sad monkeys. Aw. I am, I admit, a total softy when it comes to animals. This does feel rather unnecessary - how does it benefit us to know how they grieve? Bar the fact that maybe there's a lot more to animals than we know right now. Sorry, honestly, but maybe it's all too easy to say anthropomorphism (bar the fact that it really ISN'T easy to say anthropomorphism!!) but maybe we just don't know enough yet? About a lot of things?
AnxietyPanda 7 years ago
Heart. My heart. I can't take it. This is so amazing, animals are spectacular creatures.
Andre Van Der Ventel 8 years ago
The outcome was completely unexpected but as a result will teach people to understand that animals wild or domestic do poses the capacity to feel and express emotion.
nighty fox dreemurr 8 years ago
They didn't want this, it was an accident.
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