This 59-year-old chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die until....

[steve2470]

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new good link!

Link to tweet

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I'm glad I'm the only one in the office right now. Crying like a baby.

How beautiful.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Oh, just heartbreaking!

So bittersweet. I am glad she got to see her friend one last time.

[onecent]

3. Oh my God, this made me cry!!!!

[dawg]

4. Damned allergies.

My eyes have been watering all week.

[grantcart]

13. and contagious over the internet

[Politicub]

5. We're all connected

What a beautiful moment. Mama was so happy to see her friend.

[inwiththenew]

6. Great video

I didn't even know they could live that long tbh.

[JenniferJuniper]

7. I've never understood why humans think

they are so damn special.

Oh, yeah, the Bible.

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. +1.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

39. Truth.

I'm so happy they were able to share love and goodbyes. 💚💚💚😪

[jimlup]

50. Absolutely!

I have known for some time that Animals have deep feelings just like us. But it seems to be dogma that this isn't true. Apparently the dogma is that if animals appear to have feelings it is "superficial". I rejected it the first time I heard it and I reject it even more confidently now that both me and her are 59 years old.

It even prevades scientific thought which is the most shameful. Scientists should know better than to start their research questions with assumptions that they have no basis for making.

[ghostsinthemachine]

8. Wow. I cried

Moving this.

[PearliePoo2]

9. Oh man, when she rubbed his hair and head and...

patted the back of his head, I just lost it. She loves him so!

After her reaction, I would have trouble leaving her until she finally passed. I'd probably put a cot in the room.
RIP, dear one.

[Vilis Veritas]

52. My mom did the same thing...I cried for an hour after seeing this video

There is no denying the intelligence and love displayed.

Sleep well Mama...say hi to my mom she loved all of the beings of this planet...

[panader0]

10. So beautiful---

[niyad]

11. Lady of the Beasts, hold Your little one close, and give comfort to her friends.

[Old Vet]

12. That tore me up, Wow, Heartbreaking........

[gordianot]

14. This Chimpanzee is more human than what tries to pass for human in high places.

Someone loves her for who she is and she is able to love them back. Added thought she does need a religious icon or philosophy as an excuse for her love.

[packman]

15. Posted as Video on Wed.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017462523

[Mosby]

18. thanks for that.

[steve2470]

21. thanks for doing that

I never saw it.

[hamsterjill]

16. So touching.

And they call them "dumb" animals. Dumb, my ass. They didn't elect tRump.

[fierywoman]

17. Big very wet tears.

[forgotmylogin]

19. Oh my god, I can't.

Why did I even watch this? The music, her ruffling his hair.

[kimbutgar]

20. Like a human she rallied at the end to say goodbye.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. I can't watch this. I'm crying from just reading the intro and the comments here.

edit to add, OT, I hate tRump.

[Irish_Dem]

45. I didn't want to watch it either, but it is more happy than sad.

The tears are because we don't always see love made so visable.

[Fla Dem]

24. Very emotional and beautiful. RIP Mama.

[Scarsdale]

25. Pure happiness

when she recognized her friend. Beautiful reunion. Bless her love-filled heart. R.I.P. Mama.

[dawnie51]

26. I am crying and smiling.....

at the same time. What a lovely thing to witness. Thank you for posting.

[Cracklin Charlie]

27. Love is a wonderful thing.

[grossproffit]

29. Indeed it is.

[spanone]

28. K&R...

[shanti]

30. Brought me to tears

So touching....

[sinkingfeeling]

31. Man, that was heart breaking my beautiful. Eyes full of tears.

[pbmus]

32. So touching....

[Rebl2]

33. Touching,

Beautiful and so sad all at the same time. The longer I’m here on this earth, the more I believe animals are so much smarter and caring than humans.

[hunter]

34. We humans are not the only sentient life on the planet earth.

Yet we strut around like we own the place.

It's one of the reasons I don't understand the SETI crowd.

They are looking for intelligent life in outer space but they seem to be overlooking the non-human intelligent life here.

If we can't talk to a chimpanzee or an elephant or an orca, how the hell are are we going to talk to space aliens?

[Doremus]

36. Well said and so true.

RIP

[Irish_Dem]

44. Yes! Thank you for posting your comments.

To see the visible love bonds between species shows that we are not
the only sentient life on this planet.

I have been reading about dolphins and whales, had the same thoughts you are expressing.

[Loyd]

35. I'm having some trouble seeing my keyboard at the moment

And if there's any truth whatsoever to the Christian view of the Universe, we humans are going to BURN IN HELL for our crimes against the other species of this planet!

[BigOleDummy]

37. I must admit

that I have tears in my eyes.

[yonder]

38. K&R

[Solly Mack]

40. A friend at the end is what we all want, I think.

I'm crying at how precious that moment was for them both.

[RiverStone]

41. Beautiful and so sad/sweet...tho what of her life in confinement?

Wonderful she was visited by a caring soul, though sad too for living a life confined from ever knowing freedom.

Was she a rescue? Born in captivity?

[iluvtennis]

42. aww that was so heartwarming. thanks for the post.

[jeffreyi]

43. Hoo boy.

[burrowowl]

46. BEAUTIFULL!!!!!!!

[orleans]

47. want to give us a clue? the tweet page

has been taken down

[diva77]

48. you can still see it at this link:

https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/videos/3430656380290730/

[orleans]

49. thank you. n/t

[steve2470]

51. sorry for dead link in OP, I found it again!

Link to tweet