Kitteh and monkeh

I'm sorry to be Debbie Downer, but is this like the lioness who kept adopting young impalas? Her adopted "babies" slowly starved to death until their adopted mother fell asleep and the babies were eaten by other lions.

What's the rest of the story of this kitten and monkey? Is the adopted mother lactating? Can the kitten nurse? Will the adopted mother be able to protect the kitten from the rest of the macaques?

Assuming the kitten survives to adulthood, how will it fare if it has been trained to be a monkey rather than a cat?

Grooming is essential to small cats' ability to avoid predators. Monkeys also groom, but monkey grooming and cat grooming are very different. Etc. and so forth.

Otherwise, I agree: the photos are totally cute.

Updated On: 2/11/14 at 07:39 PM

I would say the cat is feral, from the look of his ears. That's not a pet that has ever had care.

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They are certainly tough little $hits.

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The forest park has employees. I'm sure the cats around there get fed quite well.

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