 Woman breastfeeds abandoned baby monkey.
An
Indian woman is breastfeeding a baby monkey found abandoned by its
mother.
She was spurred to suckle it by a combination of maternal and
religious feelings. She recently gave birth after many years of trying
for a baby and felt the need to save the animal because she is a
devotee of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman.
The monkey was found almost dead by her woodcutter husband in a
forest clearing outside Chandrapur village in Tripura state.
Hundreds of people have turned up to see Das feed the monkey. Local
school teacher Ballabh Saha said: "We can't help feeling touched
by her concern for the monkey. It's like she believes it is her own
child."
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