A Mother’s Journey: Love, Loss & Survival

A vervet monkey mother carrying and remaining close to her deceased infant, documenting a powerful moment of maternal attachment, grief and natural primate behaviour in the wild.

Species

Vervet Monkey

Behaviour

maternal behaviour, mourning, grief behaviour, carrying deceased infant, social behaviour, parental care, primate behaviour

Location

Kileleshwa, Nairobi, Kenya

Duration

0:36

Resolution

1080 × 1920

Frame rate

30 fps

Codec

h264

Slow motion

No

Photographer

Loreen Awuor

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