posted March 09, 2007 01:19 PM         

5.03, Thu Mar 8 2007

A monkey and a dog in northern Mozambique have surprised locals by becoming firm friends after flooding in 2002.

Villagers in Caia are not sure how the unlikely pair met, but think they bonded as they fought to survive the raging waters in the area.

The monkey Kiko and dog Billy eat, walk and even sleep together. The sight of the skinny dog emerging from the bush with a tiny monkey on his back is now a common sight in the region.

The two friends now live with a family that runs a bar in Caia. While the pair avoid getting too close to people, they will wander happily around the yard.

Billy isn't the only one looking out for the monkey. He has other siblings who help protect Kiko from hungry neighbouring village dogs, who have tried to turn the little monkey into a breakfast snack

http://www.itv.com/news/world_5e00d31958e4abae7572add70ef4fcf3.html

posted March 09, 2007 04:20 PM         

This pair reminds me of the Tortoise who adopted a baby Hippo...

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/06/120yearold_tortoise_.html

Here's a pic of abandoned puppies in an alleyway I took when I was in Pakistan. (Im no expert with cameras...so no these pups dont have light for eyes...it's the camera's flash!)