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on 05-Nov-03 07:30 PM
Breastfed Monkey
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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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