A baby monkey interacts with four fluffy ducklings in a lush outdoor setting during spring or summer under bright daylight. 8:17

Baby monkey gives a duckling a pat and a kiss

Wherever the baby monkey goes, a brood of yellow ducklings follows. The grey, wide-eyed monkey doesn't seem to mind the company one bit. more

The day starts in the dirt. The baby monkey plays there, and the ducklings stay right alongside, as they will for most of the day.

Then one of the ducklings gets to work. It tries to groom the monkey, which is a lot to ask of a duck. The monkey pays the favor back with a pat on the head and a small kiss.

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Wherever the baby monkey goes, a brood of yellow ducklings follows.

Out in the green, the monkey heads off to explore, and the ducklings come along for the trip. At one point the monkey is up a tree, sitting on a branch half hidden in the leaves.

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The exploring takes the monkey up to a leafy branch.

Back on the grass, they eat and play side by side, one tiny grey monkey and a crowd of yellow fluff. Wherever the monkey turns, there's a duckling underfoot.

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The monkey and one of the ducklings share a patch of green grass.

Somewhere in all of it, they sneak in a nap. The ducklings snuggle up against the monkey, and the monkey holds them close, two kinds of baby sharing one warm spot.