Abandoned kitty adopted by a wild long-tailed macaque monkey in Bali:-)

[snagglepuss]

So sweet. 6 photos shot by a tourist.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/aug/25/bali-animals#/?picture=366113732&index=5

[PBS Poll-435]

1. !!!

K&R

[SharonAnn]

2. Hmm, that kitty doesn't look too relaxed. But those are cute pictures.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. lol!

[snagglepuss]

20. That is what makes it so amazing. The kitty is feral so it wouldn't be used

to being cuddled but despite it being undomesticated, it seems to like being held. I would have thought a feral kitten would bolt from this sort of interaction.

[Joe Chi Minh]

25. It would, if the monkey were a human. A sound instinct which once caused me some sharp scratches by

a wee, impossibly feral kitten.

[Lars39]

3. Hard to tell if it's an adoption or a hostage situation.

:rofl:

[snagglepuss]

17. LOL. nt

[joeybee12]

4. Anyone recall that orangtan they were teaching sign...a fairly famous primate who was

written up and whose name escaopes me...she adopted an orphaned kitten...very protective it, too, like this father and when they cat died her grief was horrific.

[Hannah Bell]

5. koko.

[Tikki]

13. Yes, and Koko named that kitty "All Ball" which furthers...

my conviction that basketball is thoroughly encoded into the DNA of all primates, especially homosapiens. :)


Tikki

[joeybee12]

15. Thanks!!!

:hi:

[LWolf]

22. Wasn't KoKo a gorilla, not an orangutan?

I vaguely remember this story.

[Hannah Bell]

33. yes.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Allball!

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:YZ8GrUYeKHwIUM:&t=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Ball

[tblue37]

34. No, it was KoKo, the gorilla. The kitten that died was "Smoke," and her replacement was

"AllBall." KoKo named both of them herself.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Animal behavior can be so "human."

or rather we humans are like any other animal. Of course other primates continue to evolve, just as we are.

[FSogol]

7. Nice. Wish there were some macaques around my place to take care of the feral cats. n/t

[Joanne98]

8. I wonder what the monkey is feeding him?

[Warpy]

14. He's a sloppy eater and attracts rodents

The cat likely lives on rodents and insects if the zoo isn't putting out kibble for it.

[11 Bravo]

10. A macaca monkey? Quick, somebody tell George Allen!

(Please excuse my gratuitous "I still hate that shit-kicker, faux-cowboy, dumb-ass, racist asshole" post.)

[WillParkinson]

11. Thank you for the moment of AWWWWW...

That was adorable. And you can see the adoration for the kitty on the macaque's face.

[Warpy]

12. That actually happens a lot

and has been observed with a wide array of larger ape and monkey species. There has to be a natural affinity between felines and simian species. Felines are the one species that likes us and will seek us out. In return, many of us enjoy being around them.

That kitty looks perfectly happy to be where it is. When a cat is unhappy or frightened, the flat ears are a dead giveaway. The macaque looks happy to have a kitty for a friend and even carries it appropriately, supporting both ends.

[KT2000]

16. Amazing - the macaque

knows to support the bottom of the cat!
Thanks for posting this

[snagglepuss]

Glad you like it. A nice reprieve from all the insanity.

I too find it amazing that he knows how to hold a cat. :hi:

[snagglepuss]

18. Glad you like it. A nice reprieve from all the insanity.

I too find it amazing that he knows how to hold a cat. :hi:

[snagglepuss]

21. Did you notice the caption under that photo? It read 'swing me round Daddy.'

LOL

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/aug/25/bali-animals#/?picture=366113726&index=2

[anarch]

23. awwwww

[KittyWampus]

24. OMG! SQUEE!

[Joe Chi Minh]

26. Wow! What a signature line!

[MerryBlooms]

27. Aww ... thanks for the warm fuzzy.

Too sweet.

[HopeHoops]

28. That is just way too cute. I love the one where the monkey is walking with the kitten in its arms.

[LostinVA]

32. Me too!

[REP]

29. Wow! The macaque even knows how to pick up a cat properly!

Thank you for the great link. Terrific photos and story!

[AnnieBW]

30. I can haz banana?

[jimlup]

31. That may be the sweetest thing I've ever seen!

[Odin2005]

35. OMG! That is SO FUCKIN' CUTE!

[MilesColtrane]

36. That cat is just biding his time.