In a rather adorable case of kitty kidnapping, a wild monkey grabbed a small tabby kitten, holding the bewildered feline closely as they ran across a narrow ledge, before settling down for a gentle grooming session.
This touching act of interspecies affection was captured on video in a residential neighborhood of Kuala Kangsar in Malaysia recently.
The “catnapping” monkey is a long-tailed macaque, common throughout Southeast Asia. These primates naturally live in large, social family groups, and mutual grooming is a sign of bonding and affection between individuals.
In this case, the macaque was extremely gentle with the new cat friend, embracing the kitten often and delicately picking through the fur in search of insects to snack on.
Initially, the kitten looked a little disconcerted by the interaction, but once the grooming began, happily sat there to receive some pampering.
After several minutes, the interaction came to a natural conclusion, with the kitten jumping down to join a bemused feline companion who had looked on from below.
Adorable in no way, shape, or form. That macaque was dominating the cat and putting her/him under severe distress. Shame on you, Carly, for taking this incident so lightly.
Such a precious moment
That’s not cute at all. That kitten is distressed and someone should of helped that kitten. That’s a baboon and they are mean. That kitten could get hurt. The moron video taping this should of went to the keeper to get that kitten away from that baboon.
T macicka rozhodne nie je stastna!!! To sa nenajde nikto, kto by jej pomohol, kto by jej dal domov..? Nechate ju v rukach tej opice ako hracku…? TO UZ OZAJ NIKTO NEMA BOHA PRI SEBE..? CO SME TO ZA NETVOROV….?!?
Kitten is lucky, monkeys can be carnivores. I have seen it while watching nat geo.
kitten is scared , it meaows and looks anxious . Who are you trying to fool ??? monkeys cannot be near cats, monkeys are abusing cats , pulling by their tales, biting, stalking, sometimes raping. If u ever find cat near monkeys Please take the cat from there , SAVE THE CAT FROM MONKEYS
Amazing to watch.
So sweet
Animals are so much kinder than humans.
The BEAUTIFUL lessons of KINDNESS we can learn from our animal counterparts!