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Poor Mongkood the monkey has had a tough life.

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Poached from the wild and kept as a pet at just two years old, rescuers at the Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand believe the macaque monkey was forced to watch the murder of his family before he was snatched from his natural environment and sold as a pet..

Thankfully, he was rescued by WFFT and brought into the rescue centre before further damage could be done – although the poor monkey is already clearly traumatised.

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Alongside providing medical care and making sure Mongkood is kept safe, staff at the centre have also given the monkey a teddy bear to give him some much needed comfort.




It’s worked wonders.

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Mongkood is using his teddy bear for emotional support, playing with it, clinging on, and sleeping with it by his side.

‘Little Mongkood is still bewildered and confused as where his mother has gone,’ said staff.

(Picture: Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand / Animal Press / Barcroft Images)

‘He is still crying for his mothers’ care and love, scared and unsure of what his future holds.

‘We will do everything we can to make his transition to life in captivity as stress free as we can.

‘For now, he is under the 24-hour care of the WFFT vet team.’

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