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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2015, 03:56 PM Mar 2015

Monkey delicately pets puppies in possibly the cutest moment in all recorded history

This capuchin monkey feels the same way about puppies as you do.

In the above video, which was submitted to Reddit, a small monkey tenderly pets a litter of puppies, giving each one a thorough scratching — then, remembering its instincts, stops every so often to check their fur for grubs.

If there was a scale to measure cuteness, this video would register dangerously off the charts.

http://mashable.com/2015/03/28/monkey-puppies/

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Monkey delicately pets puppies in possibly the cutest moment in all recorded history (Original Post) joeybee12 Mar 2015 OP

Only goes to prove how much we have in common with our fellow primates... hlthe2b Mar 2015 #1

We do share a lot... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #4

if I remember correctly, our genetic code is only about 3/10% different from monkeys. niyad Mar 2015 #11

That would not surprise me in the least...nt joeybee12 Mar 2015 #12

K&R 99Forever Mar 2015 #2

What an incredible antitoxin for GD. I feel wonderfully refreshed. Hekate Mar 2015 #3

Tres adorable! But why does the cute monkey have that Dracula haircut? valerief Mar 2015 #5

I wanna puppy Kalidurga Mar 2015 #6

We put them in a Rat Park, they do this (google it first). jtuck004 Mar 2015 #7

Reminds me of KoKo the gorilla and her pet kitten, which shows Cleita Mar 2015 #8

Puppies have discrimnating taste in the monkeys who handle them Jack Rabbit Mar 2015 #9

The scent of Puppy breath should be bottled for its ability Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #10

Scratching puppies must be a primal instinct. Blue_In_AK Mar 2015 #13

Seems to be sort of universal, doesn't it? calimary Mar 2015 #16

I notice that my dog seems to recognize babies of any species nt stopwastingmymoney Mar 2015 #19

Awww! How cute! smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #14

I love this! I wish it went on and on...I could have watched it all day! n/t Tanuki Mar 2015 #15

:o) Solly Mack Mar 2015 #17

Looks like the Monkey is Politicalboi Mar 2015 #18

hlthe2b

(102,378 posts)

1. Only goes to prove how much we have in common with our fellow primates...

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 03:59 PM

Mar 2015

That surely could have been me as a child! LOL (no, I wasn't so hairy, but maybe not as cute either!)

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. We do share a lot...

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:04 PM

Mar 2015

When I watch shows about monkeys, apes, etc., it's almost frightening how human they are

niyad

(113,581 posts)

11. if I remember correctly, our genetic code is only about 3/10% different from monkeys.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:07 PM

Mar 2015

or some such insignificant amount.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

12. That would not surprise me in the least...nt

Reply to niyad (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:12 PM

Mar 2015

99Forever

(14,524 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:01 PM

Mar 2015

Hekate

(90,829 posts)

3. What an incredible antitoxin for GD. I feel wonderfully refreshed.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:03 PM

Mar 2015

valerief

(53,235 posts)

5. Tres adorable! But why does the cute monkey have that Dracula haircut?

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:13 PM

Mar 2015

I can just see him in a black cape on Halloween.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

6. I wanna puppy

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:18 PM

Mar 2015

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

7. We put them in a Rat Park, they do this (google it first).

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:29 PM

Mar 2015

We deny ourselves a Rat Park, beat on and kill each other, and say we are smarter.

oy vay, right?

Thank you for this.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

8. Reminds me of KoKo the gorilla and her pet kitten, which shows

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:48 PM

Mar 2015

primates are not that far removed from us in being able to show empathy and love.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

9. Puppies have discrimnating taste in the monkeys who handle them

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 05:04 PM

Mar 2015

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Baitball Blogger

(46,758 posts)

10. The scent of Puppy breath should be bottled for its ability

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 05:29 PM

Mar 2015

to tame the wild beast.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

13. Scratching puppies must be a primal instinct.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:25 PM

Mar 2015

calimary

(81,507 posts)

16. Seems to be sort of universal, doesn't it?

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:39 PM

Mar 2015

The tendency to recognize babies-of-species. Seems to be what's going on here, too. SHARED!

stopwastingmymoney

(2,042 posts)

19. I notice that my dog seems to recognize babies of any species nt

Reply to calimary (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 10:10 PM

Mar 2015

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

14. Awww! How cute!

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:27 PM

Mar 2015

That is just so adorable! Animals restore my faith in primate relations.They are so sweet and loving!

Tanuki

(14,922 posts)

15. I love this! I wish it went on and on...I could have watched it all day! n/t

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:38 PM

Mar 2015

Solly Mack

(90,787 posts)

17. :o)

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Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:46 PM

Mar 2015

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

18. Looks like the Monkey is

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:55 PM

Mar 2015

Picking for bugs to eat.

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