It’s not uncommon to see monkeys among people in the busy city of Kanpur, India. But onlookers had never seen anything like this — a hero monkey who revived his friend after the friend was electrocuted.

The injured money fell from high-tension wires above railway tracks after being shocked by an electrical wire, and the hero immediately jumped into the action.

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The rescuer went to his unconscious friend and began hitting and biting him, trying to revive him. He even dipped the seemingly lifeless monkey in water. (Source: The Guardian)

After 20 minutes, the injured monkey began to stir and then regained consciousness — to the cheers of the stunned commuters who watched the rescue.

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