This dog plays the role of surrogate mother to this baby monkey at a tour operator in the Micronesian island of Palau. The pair are inseparable. The dog eagerly waits, tail wagging, tongue hanging out near the monkey’s cage as the monkey impatiently paces, waiting for his cage to be opened so that he can be reunited with his “mom.” Once out, all it takes is one agile jump to the dog’s back and there he stays the entire day, being chauffeured about, only hopping off to grab a piece of fruit from a tourist before just as quickly jumping back on. He grooms his new “mom”, sleeps on her back and appears to feel safe when he’s with her. His affection for his new “mom” is obvious and the affection is equally returned, with the dog protecting him from tourists who get to close by simply walking off to a quieter place. As I watched these two interact for over an hour, it became clear to me that love has no boundaries.
How the monkey got there though is an altogether different story and a much sadder one…to be continued.
This photo has been submitted as part of Travel Photo Thursday by Nancie at Budget Travelers Sandbox and Photo Friday on Delicious Baby. Check out their sites for more travel photos.
What a wonderfully cute photo.
Mette Christensen recently posted..Polpette al sugo
Very cute
Muza-chan recently posted..A Japanese Song per Day: Zi:Kill – Rocket
Awesome ! I love these kind of stories and the photos that go along with them. Thanks for sharing.
It is special when anything gets along. Life is short. Animals and plants seem to be doing a fairly good job.
Barry recently posted..Olmsted Point – Yosemite – Hiking California
Always so heartwarming to read about one animal adopting another.
Great photo!
Claire recently posted..Kayaking Is The Divorce Excursion
This is so sweet. All the stories of inter-species bonding always makes me smile.
Christy @ Technosyncratic recently posted..Prague Castle’s “Changing of the Guard”
So, so cute. I’ll be interested to read the sad story that is yet to come — at least knowing that the monkey is doing well now.
Cathy Sweeney recently posted..High in New York
how sweet!!!
Denise recently posted..England’s Top 5 Country Cottage Holidays
I love these types of animal stories! It is so cute and heart warming to see the dog take care of the little monkey. Love it
Debbie Beardsley recently posted..Armored Schloss Ambras
Thanks for your comments everyone. I love these type of animals stories as well and felt incredibly lucky to see one first-hand.
Very sweet! Thanks for sharing
Jenna recently posted..Summer Travel in California: Navigating the options
Awwww, so cute! I love stories such as these too. <3
Cheryl recently posted..McDonalds Around The World: Budapest, Hungary.
Priceless!
Nancie recently posted..Travel Photo Thursday — November 9, 2011 –Through the Eye of A Fish
Thanks for your comments everyone!
Cool story. Why do they have to put the monkey in a cage at night?
I love to see interspecies relationships like this one! Maybe we humans could learn a thing or two…
Angela (Travel with a Purpose) recently posted..Photo Friday: Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Just love your recent monkey stories and pictures!
Such a happy pair! They are adorable!
Lisa recently posted..The Moose of Talkeetna, Alaska
ADORABLE. And this is precisely why I’m a dog person and not a cat lady!
How cute!
I like wildlife stories but this ‘Dog Mother Baby Monkey’ is a special one – so cute isn’t it? I like it