The Emotions of Motherhood in Primates | Natural World Mothers and Babies | BBC Earth

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How do primates wrestle with the emotions of becoming a mother? A ring-tailed lemur is confronted with a difficult dilemma: choosing between her weak baby, or prioritising herself. Meanwhile, a monkey navigates raising a newborn in her troop.

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All Comments (21)
  • @andyb5165
    That was the saddest video I've seen in a long time
  • @SnowWhite717_
    Oh my goodness… that makes me so sad but that’s the world. I don’t know how the camera crew held themselves back from helping but I know they can’t intervene no matter how sad. Thank you to all those who work so tirelessly and away from their own families to bring things like this to ours. Truly incredible work and these are things we’d never get a chance to see for ourselves without it. ❤
  • @flyingchong
    For those of you complaining why no one helped the baby, this is just part of nature. Their job is to capture moments as they happen, not to interfere. That's wildlife filmmaking 101. Not to mention, there's a good chance it's actually illegal to do so, as well. There may be a few exceptions where people have to interfere, but that's park and wildlife officials' jobs, not the filmmaking crew. This isn't a Disney movie.
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  • @CK.2728
    i was mumbling please dont leave please!!! that was heartbreaking. you can easily see and feel the mothers pain. Love and emotions need no language.
  • @markg1490
    😢 I have been around animals most of my life and am fully convinced that they do feel emotions. Not just primates either but a lot of animals do.
  • They are such beautiful and adorable animals , thanks for the amazing video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
  • @metalmamasue3680
    Why do they have to make up scientific words for it ? Animals have feelings, it's that simple. Anyone who's spent time around them knows this. They're smarter than they've historically been given credit for. ❤
  • @teresac6793
    How could anyone question that the mother feels deep anguish?
  • @user-dk6ou4zb2m
    Thanks for this video!!! I cry about first baby, unfortunately
  • @hayeonkim7838
    Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤
  • @Aquinilia
    Heartbreaking 😢 even the animal know she’s a mother for her young baby it must be a very difficult decision she’s ever made…
  • @iamacar2190
    I don't even care what human mothers go through, this is sad for the primate mothers😢