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Pigeon and monkey become best friends

WORLDPOULTREY.net
14 September 2007

At an animal sanctuary in China, a monkey and a pigeon have become absolutely inseparable.

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

Shortly after arriving at an animal hospital his health began to improve. However the macaque appeared spiritless until he developed a friendship with a white pigeon.

According to the staff at the sanctuary, this unusual friendship has given the little macaque a "new lease on life".

The staff say that the two have a real bond and are never too far from one another.

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