Romain Mattei photographed a monkey searching for fleas on a stray cat in Kuala Lumpur.
Picture: Romain Mattei/Barcroft Media
![via 动物园小狗与小猴玩起“姐弟恋”[组图]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkmrxeQXJR1qa8psho1_500.jpg)
Heart-warming image of gorilla making friends with duckling among wildlife photography award winners.
Read more: dailymail.co.uk
![via 动物园小狗与小猴玩起“姐弟恋”[组图]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkmrwpqQrr1qa8psho1_500.jpg)
Gorilla Komale Reveals Paternal Instict, Cradles Tiny Duck
“After wandering into a gorilla enclosure, this feathered guest probably hoped to duck out without being seen.
“But one friendly ape seemed determined to persuade it to stay a little longer – scooping the duckling into his arms for a hug.
“Four-year-old Komale held the tiny creature up to his face and nuzzled it before cuddling it against his body.”
Koko the gorilla has loved cuddling and nurturing kittens since 1984. Gorilla Foundation volunteer Janis Turner arranged to have a litter of orphaned kittens visit Koko in September 2009, and Koko became especially enamored with a tiny orange kitten named Tigger, pictured here. “Something fascinated her about Tigger,” Turner told PeoplePets.com. “Koko purrs. I get chills just thinking about it. She does this deep purr and she’s so gentle and has this loving looking in her eye. … Kittens are so calm around Koko because she has that motherly instinct.”
A lazy monkey hitches a ride to the top of a tree - sitting on the back of a parrot. The squirrel monkey hopped onto the bird and wrapped his arms around its neck to avoid the 26ft climb. He lives with a male and female blue and gold macaw at a countryside hotel, where they always eat and play together. Photographer Alejandro Jaramillo was in San Agustin, Colombia, when he noticed the unusual friendship
Picture: Alejandro Jaramillo / Solent News (via Pictures of the day: 20 October 2010 - Telegraph)
