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The grieving monkey hugged the man who had given it food at the funeral

Monday, 10/04/2023, 00:10 (GMT+7)

At the benefactor's funeral, the monkey caresses, hugs, and kisses the person who gave it food for the last time. The monkey's gentle and considerate behavior made everyone cry when watching it.

There is a proverb often circulated among people: "help others and they will repay your kindness"., which refers to the fettered relationship between humans and animals. When we care for them, feed them or do anything, they always remember the good things about us.

And a true story that happened in Sri Lanka fulfilled the above proverb. A moment when a wild monkey bid farewell to its benefactor went viral, causing many people to shed tears.

According to South China Morning Post channel, Peethambaram Rajan, 56 years old from Sri Lanka has died of illness. When his family held a funeral for him, a wild monkey came to offer condolences.

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Monkeys must be sad when the man pass away

In the shared video, the monkey shows no fear, sitting next to the man and gently caressing his face with his hand, very respectful and sad. Next, the monkey leaned down and kissed the deceased on the cheek as a final goodbye.

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The monkey sat next to Mr. Raja's coffin, kept touching his face, and even put his face close to Mr. Raja's, as if saying goodbye.

The gentle, considerate actions of the animals made the onlookers unable to hold back their tears.

Many locals say Mr Rajan is a good person and feeds the monkeys fruit and biscuits every day. So he has an extremely close relationship with monkeys.

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The gentle and considerate behavior of the animals made the witnesses couldn't help crying.

Monkey was very saddened by Rajan's sudden death. The monkey went to the funeral to say goodbye to the man. Everyone is very familiar with this monkey, so let this animal say goodbye to its good "friend". Then they also gently carried the monkey away.

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The gentle and considerate behavior of the animals made the witnesses couldn't help crying.

The emotional farewell moment of the wild monkey took away the tears of many viewers. That said, animals have emotions just like humans. They also know grief and loss when a loved one dies.