An 18-month-old toddler has stunned his parents after making friends with some monkeys.
Footage shows the toddler, who lives in the Hubli district of Karnataka, India, feeding the Vervet monkeys in his garden.
He is seen hugging, kissing and even feeding them from his hand, but the monkeys never bite even when he provokes by pulling their tails.
Footage shows the toddler, who lives in the Hubli district of Karnataka, India, feeding the Vervet monkeys in his garden
He is seen hugging, kissing and even feeding them from his hand, but the monkeys never bite even when he provokes by pulling their tails
He seems completely at ease with the monkeys as they snatch food from his hands.
Later, the toddler is seen being woken up by the monkeys for a feed. The animals are seen approaching a tent where the boy is sleeping and repeatedly lifting it up before scuttling away.
The brave youngster then proudly steps out and hands some food over to the monkeys.
He seems completely at ease with the monkeys as they snatch food from his hands
Later, the toddler is seen being woken up by the monkeys for a feed. The brave youngster then proudly steps out of his tent where he is sleeping and hands some food over to the monkeys
According to his parents, the boy is woken up by monkeys every day at 6am at Allapur village of the district
According to his parents, the boy is woken up by monkeys every day at 6am at Allapur village of the district.
They then have breakfast together before going out to play.
The child has apparently been feeding the monkeys since he was six-months-old, but the family insists they never attacked or hurt the boy as they are fond of him.