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- Healthy Living Editors
- August 23, 2012
- 1:30 pm
- 145 comments
After its mother died, this little chimpanzee was in trouble: it needed lots of extra attention and care if it was going to survive. Luckily, a zoo employee was able to take the chimp home, where he could care for it until it was stronger. To his great surprise, his dog (who had just had a litter of puppies) adopted the orphan chimp and helped care for it as though it was one of her own babies!
Click through to see more unbelievable photos of this loving—if unusual—family.
Read more: Behavior & Communication, Cute Pet Photos, Dogs, Humor & Inspiration, Nature & Wildlife, Pets, Wildlife, adopting, chimp, chimpanzee, chimpanzees, interspecies adoption, interspecies communication, interspecies friendship
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+ add your ownso beautiful and touching,thank you for sharing
Truly remarkable a fantastic photo story. Animals are the most amazing and caring parent's. I love this story it made my day ;-))!
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