OMG: this would be hard to top: Dog adopts baby chimp after loss of mother...(photos)

[hlthe2b]

these might be the cutest and most poignant photos I've seen of cross species adoption in some time. (now I know I must be related to chimps because I feel about the dogs I've had, just like this little chimp baby does) LOL










Go read the story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/dog-adopts-baby-chimpanzee-photos_n_1662479.html
hat tip to http://www.reddit.com/user/dmonnens

[texanwitch]

1. That is so wonderful.

Good dog.

[nolabear]

2. I'm lost between Tarzan and Romulus and Remus. What a love!

Sweet, sweet baby. And what a fine dog. But I really do have a funny reaction, like "What's that baby doing being raised like a puppy?" LOL!

[Downwinder]

6. Don't forget Mowgli.

[hlthe2b]

19. Seeing the little chimp in diapers leaning over the dog bowl with the puppies....

that's sort of a natural reaction...LOL

I love looking at these photos though. I think I'll save them to my "Bad Day Recovery" file.

[bluesbassman]

3. That's just too cool. What a good dog.

[midnight]

4. Love really is wonderful-thanks for sharing this....

[texanwitch]

5. I wonder if the dog thinks the baby chimp is a little human.

Good Mother.

[ErikJ]

7. She's saying "sumthin aint quite right here boss".

[Rhiannon12866]

8. K&R! These are incredible pix!

Poor little baby and what a wonderful dog... Thanks so much for posting this...

[Historic NY]

9. Chimps best friend.

[emulatorloo]

10. Thanks for posting these.

This is why I love dogs so much. They are so generous, loving, and giving.

[HopeHoops]

11. Well, there is the cheetah and baby baboon.

Translated, but incomplete:

Longer version without English voice-over:

No, the baby did not make it. They suspected the cold was to blame but it also didn't have a source of food.

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. awww....so sweet.

[seabeyond]

13. that is so precious. nt

[LisaL]

14. That chimp is going to end up thinking he is a dog.

[hlthe2b]

15. Nah... he'll be re-introduced (if he hasn't already) to other chimps when he is ready...

But, he'll always have an affinity for dogs and probably other animals, I'd be willing to bet. So, any "temporary" behavior modeling will be pretty quickly lost.

Special little guy...

[Blue Owl]

16. That chimp is in good hands -- or paws, as it were...

n/t

[PatSeg]

17. Those are great!

Thanks for posting.

[PCIntern]

18. I thought this was about our last President...

oops...did I just say that?