Watch video: Tamil Nadu based volunteers rescue baby monkey found hugging its dead mother

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A heart-touching video of a baby monkey drinking milk from a feeding bottle is going viral on Twitter. The 21-second video was tweeted recently by IAS officer Supriya Sahu stating that the baby monkey was found hugging its dead mother while it was rescued by the volunteers of Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary, an outreach programme for animal welfare based in Chennai.

Sharing the video, Sahu writes, "Kudos to volunteers at the Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary for saving this baby monkey who was found hugging her dead mother. Thank you for your service."

Several netizens praised the efforts of volunteers for saving the life of a little monkey and taking care of it. On Twitter, the netizens have been lauding the timely step taken by the volunteer. A user on Twitter commented, "Hats off to the volunteers for saving a precious life. Another user wrote, 'Kudos to the genuine hearts."