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A bitch that mother's a baby monkey!
Meerut | May 24, 2004 5:50:58 PM IST

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)