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A spider monkey climbs into her lap for a hug

Petting a goat at the zoo is nice. Being hugged by a spider monkey is a different thing altogether. more

She sits down, and he climbs right onto her lap. His long arms go around her neck, and he nuzzles in close. She begins to rock back and forth, the way you would rock a little boy.

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The volunteer holds the spider monkey close against her chest.

It looks easy, but a hug like this takes some care. He is small, yet still very strong, and a hard squeeze would leave her gasping. He seems to know his own strength and holds back.

This happened at La Senda Verde, an animal sanctuary in Bolivia, where she is a volunteer. Plenty of visitors to a place like that get to see the animals up close. She got to hold one.

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Petting a goat at the zoo is nice.

It's hard not to be a little jealous of her. One person who saw the hug couldn't decide who was cuter, the monkey or the woman, and it is a fair question.