ERODE: A baby monkey that lost its mother in a road accident made all those who witnessed the scene cry. We saw the young monkey weeping over the carcass of its mother," said K Saravanan, who witnessed the scene.The baby monkey saw its mother being knocked down by a vehicle while she was crossing the road. It rushed to its mother that lay on the road.The baby monkey tried to wake its mother and hugged her. They managed to keep the baby monkey away from the carcass.Villagers carried the carcass to a burial ground. "The baby monkey jumped from one tree to another tree and followed us when we carried the carcass," said G Sathyanarayanan, another villager.The villagers conducted the final rites of the mother monkey in the presence of police and forest officials while the baby monkey watched it from a distance.

Source: Times of India March 10, 2017 15:45 UTC