Kitteh and monkeh

[SNAFU]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 2:50am

I mean, what could be cuter?

http://www.lifebuzz.com/anne-visited-a-forest-park-in-bali-what-she-captured-this-monkey-doing-you-will-never-expect/

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 7:39pm

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

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 8:03pm

You called it when you said Debbie Downer! :P I think this situation is different from the Lion/Impalas, but, as you say who knows. However, monkeys aren't natural predators of cats. The kitten looks to me (but I dunno) to be past the nursing stage. And it seems to be a domesticated cat, doesn't it? I wonder if someone who works...wherever that is owns it, but either way it will probably be able to get on without proper patterning for its species.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 8:33pm

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

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 8:35pm

Good point. I still think in this situation though, the cat will probably have a chance to survive (as much as most feral cats, anyway...)

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 8:40pm

They are certainly tough little $hits.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 9:15pm

The kitten is well beyond nursing age. Yes it is feral, that is easily deduced from the photos. Doesn't these points make the photo essay that much more poignant?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/11/14 at 9:22pm

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