Goldsborough found Moni sitting by herself on a high tree stump cradling something in her arms. That she was by herself was not surprising: Moni had been struggling to get along with the zoo's 14 other chimps. But when Goldsborough edged closer, she knew that something was wrong. Moni had a newborn, and it wasn't moving.
For Tushi, the sight of Moni and her baby may have brought back that memory, or even just its emotional contours. For the next two days, she stayed near Moni, who held the tiny carcass. Finally, in a tussle with the keepers, it fell from Moni's grasp and Tushi snatched it up and refused to give it back.
Goldsborough wasn't sure how to interpret this behavior. Moni seemed to have been driven by fierce maternal attachment, an emotion that is familiar to humans.
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