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[Carrie McLaren <carrie AT stayfreemagazine.org>]

A bitch that mother's a baby monkey!
Meerut | May 24, 2004 5:50:58 PM IST
 http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=38899&cat=India

Giving an all together new meaning to motherhood, a bitch in a remote 
village near Meerut, has been mothering a baby monkey for the past 
five-six months.

The baby monkey, whose hind limbs became disfunctional due to some 
unexplained disease, is taken by the bitch as its own child and he 
actually survives on her milk.

The bitch takes utmost care of the baby monkey, which can easily be 
seen piggy-riding on her back, through out the day.

This unusual relationship between animals that are known to be 
hostile to each other is nothing short of a miracle.

Villagers here say they had tried taking the baby monkey away from 
the bitch to their home, but failed as the monkey was not ready to 
leave its adopted mother.

"This baby monkey lives with the bitch only. Though we had tried many 
times to take him to our place, he is just not ready to leave the 
bitch. He has been living with her for long and has grown up feeding 
on her milk," said one villager. (ANI)


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