Orphaned monkey cuddles bear
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Love is . . . having a teddy to snuggle up to when your mother has abandoned you.
When an extremely rare newborn monkey was deserted by its mother, keepers at London Zoo bought it a teddy bear to act as comforter and surrogate mum.
When an extremely rare newborn monkey was deserted by its mother, keepers at London Zoo bought it a teddy bear to act as comforter and surrogate mum.
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The Times
"Keepers had to step in to feed the baby mangabey but were anxious to avoid a repeat of the experience in Germany where the close association of Knut the polar bear with a keeper prompted accusations that its natural behaviour was altered. Allowing the mangabey to think of humans as its parents could have prevented it from socialising successfully with its own species as it grew up, so the soft toy was introduced"
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Aahhh !
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