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Monkey adopts a puppy, loves it more than anyone will love you

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Jan 25, 2016

An unlikely bond has formed on the streets of India between a rhesus macaque monkey and a puppy.
The monkey is seen in pictures from Dinamalar, an Indian newspaper, protecting the puppy from another dog, helping feed it and carry it around.

How the two met is unclear, but it is evident that the monkey cares for the canine as if it were his own.

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People in the neighborhood have left food out for the animals, and the monkey makes sure the puppy eats first.

However, The Dodo reports that forest department officials have taken custody of the puppy.

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