Successful adoptions of orphaned infants in three communities of Taï chimpanzees.

quick = adoption occurred within days after the death of the mother.* = Bonnie was first identified when she had already been adopted by her suspected brother, Clyde.** = Yayo has been observed to be carried by 4 other adult males of the East Group during the 4 months of his adoption, but Fredy was the main adopter.d1 = adoption interrupted by the death of the orphan.d2 = adoption interrupted by the death of adopter.i = adoption actively interrupted by adopter.Relation: Sister/Brother = older sibling of the orphan, Friend = A♀ was a friend of the deceased mother, NR = confirmed as not related following genetic testing, uk = unknown.