Monday 30 August 2010

Monkey adopts Cat

Amplify’d from groups.yahoo.com

During
the remarkable moments the monkey would become agitated if Anne
ventured too near to take pictures and at one point used a huge leaf to
try and cover the kitten from view

The monkey was even wary of other macaques and would not allow other young males to get too close

Throughout the session the kitten enjoyed the attention being lavished on it by its protective carer and made no effort to leave

The
reserve is inhabited by about 340 monkeys in four groups. It is
considered sacred by locals and visited by about 10,000 tourists each
month

It is not known how the cat came to be in the company of the macaques

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