Do Baboons Understand Death?

Do Baboons Understand Death?

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1102 , Segment 1

Baboons in Mourning (originally aired January 11, 2021)

Episode: Baboons in Mourning (originally aired January 11, 2021)

  • Jul 23, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 28:53 mins

Baboons aren’t the only primates that carry their young after death, but studying this practice sheds light on how animals understand mortality. Guest: Alecia Carter, lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, University College London