What would it be like if you were to call for a babysitter and find the only one left to take care of your child is a monkey. Yes, they’re highly intelligent primates with very nurturing abilities. Would you even consider the option? This mother from India apparently did. This monkey in Dhenkanal protects and takes care of a twenty-four day old human baby when his mother is engaged in household chores. The monkey comes to the house in the morning and spends the whole day with the baby, spending most of the time making sure that the baby is well-cared for. Looking at the definition of babysitter, About.com defines it as:

A babysitter provides supervisory/custodial care of children typicallly on a part-time or an as-needed basis. No special training or background is required; however, the babysitter should possess the ability to respond to a crisis situation, communicate effectively with parents, and have basis first aid skills.

With such a definition, I guess there is not a requirement that the babysitter has to be a human.

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If this wasn’t bad enough, India has also decided that the Monkey King will be the new chairman of the business school there.  Or so I heard.

A Shout out to Thamwat:  Line, half Danish and half Thai, is 24 years old and lives in Copenhagen with her boyfriend.

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