[nukkad] Monkeys rescue their orphan

[Harshal Chhaya <>]

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Best part of this touching story: "Human beings have a lot to 
learn from [monkeys]."

- 'shal




Monkey troop rescue their orphan from police station 

Monkeys rescued an orphaned member of their troop from an Indian 
police station after its mother was shot dead.

The female langur was feeding on a tree when an orchard owner brought 
her down with an airgun in Murshidabad.

The man was arrested by police for shooting a protected species, 
but the baby wouldn't let go of its dead mother.

Police took the body to their station, where the baby continued 
to suckle its mother.

Officers allowed it to stay the night, but around 30 monkeys laid 
siege to the station - gathering outside and on the roof.

Officers were surprised when some monkeys managed to sneak into 
the station and quietly take the baby away with them.

Inspector Prabir Dutta told newspaper Pragati: "What we saw was 
absolutely touching. It was as if the monkeys had made up their minds 
to take charge of the orphan. One of the females in the group 
held it close to its chest and even offered its teats to be sucked.

"The monkeys behaved in an exemplary fashion and impressed us with 
their show of solidarity. Human beings have a lot to learn from them."

Later hundreds of local people carried the body of the monkey 
in a procession, chanting the name of Hindu monkey god Hanuman, before 
burying it on the banks of a river.

The orchard owner Syed Raza, who was released on bail, said: "I feel 
terrible. I had no intention of killing the monkey. I was just trying 
to scare it away from the trees and the gun went off."




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