Camperdown Wildlife Centre in Dundee has reopened after the death of a monkey.

The baby lion-tailed macaque died on the morning of Friday, December 29.

Due to their sociable nature, the pack were grieving the loss.

The grieving process includes guarding the body of the monkey and preening the youngster.

This helps the whole group to come to terms with the loss.

In a statement, the centre wrote: "We hope you understand that the closure of the wildlife centre recently to allow our macaques time to carry out this process. It is the right decision for our animals.

"The closure today will lead in to the new year holidays where we will reopen on Thursday January 4.

"Many thanks to everyone who has passed on their concerns during this difficult time."

The decision was met favourably by the public on Facebook, with one user writing: "It's nice to see they're putting animal welfare before profit."