Do Baboons Understand Death?

Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1102, Segment 1

Jul 23, 2021 • 29m

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

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