A rainforest is simply a forest that receives a lot of rain. But when you think "rainforest," the image that comes to mind is probably a tropical rainforest: one located near the equator, between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.
Spider monkeys, an endangered species, are the largest monkeys in the Americas and live in the forest canopy, where they swing through the trees with the greatest of ease.
Who else is fond of a warm embrace?
The 17-year-old male bonobo Manono and 4-year-old male Pole hug each other at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2010.
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COVID-19 interrupted one of life s most familiar acts: the warm, enveloping comfort of a hug. The
pandemic taught us many things, some more important than others but one of those is just how much many of us rely on these embraces for a sense of reassurance, consolation and calm.
We ve become profoundly aware of the significance of this simple act in our human lives but does hugging exist in the rest of the animal kingdom? Are there any other species that embrace in the way humans do?