Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Symbiosis: Monkey & Goat



Noticed this interesting sight during a recent visit to Chilkur, near Hyderabad, in Andhra Pradesh, India. There were a few goats lounging around, and this monkey coolly walked upto one of them and settled down comfortably in close contact. I watched in surprise and amusement as the monkey proceeded to pick ticks and fleas from the goat's coat and pop 'em in its mouth, while the goat continued to rest quite undisturbed!

2 comments:

  1. Great photo! I've included it in my blog post http://theprancingpapio.blogspot.com/2010/10/interspecies-grooming-at-bronx-zoo.html I've credited and linked it back to your site.

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