clipped from: www.telegraph.co.uk A female gorilla has been photographed grieving over the loss of her baby, showing a strength of emotion rarely witnessed in the animal world.
Gorilla Gana, 11, was left shattered in her compound at the zoo in Muenster in northern Germany at the weekend when her three-month-old baby Claudio suddenly died.
Visitors wept as Gana held her lifeless child up in the air, vainly seeking to restore movement to his lolling head, his limp arms.
She put the baby on her back and walked around, stopping to look at him after a few paces to see if he had recovered.
"On Wednesday he gave the impression to keepers that he wasn't feeling too well.
"On Friday he wasn't eating or drinking properly and seemed to be growing weaker.
"We were keeping a close eye on him but suddenly, on Saturday morning, he died."
By Monday morning the zoo keepers were still unable to get to the body of Claudio, so fiercely is Gana guarding him.
