The abandoned monkey who has found love with a pigeon


	The abandoned monkey who has found love with a pigeon

michellezm

9-14-2007 4:44 AM

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pigeon, bird, monkey, macaque, friendship, animals, fauna

michellezm says:

The picture says it all. OMG, how I adore animals ....

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9-14-2007 5:54 AM

kyylick

Awwwww..

9-14-2007 5:58 AM

Viiltaja

Animals are great

9-14-2007 9:06 AM

dorine

I just love the expression on the monkey's face! Pure love.

9-14-2007 10:38 AM

bignosemousie

Poor little orphaned monkey. I wonder what the pigeon is thinking.

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The 12-week-old macaque - who was abandoned by his mother - was close to death when it was rescued on Neilingding Island, in Goangdong Province.
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