Mom, Can I Keep Him?

Please, pretty please, oh please? I promise I’ll take care of him and clean up after him and play with him and feed him bananas and Monkey Chow or whatever it is they eat, please can I pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze??

Taken in Nagaon, Assam, India by Diganta Talukdar.

91 comments … read them below or add one

  1. TC says:

    Offically DED. Maybe cutest ever?

  2. Berg says:

    Simply wonderful. They look so happy together.

  3. Eastie78 says:

    Awwwww! Bestest pals! Love it. <3

  4. Winston says:

    Yes, we may keep him if you dont bite him.

  5. Leilani says:

    This reminds me of the adorable picture of the little monkey with a pigeon. Not just cute, but also very touching. Sigh…

  6. tracylee says:

    aw, at first I thought it was the monkeh asking if he could keep the kitty! (til I read the hovertext, of course)

  7. O NO He/ She/ It DI-unt!!! says:

    Teh kitty’s coloring is muy unusual and muy pretty.
    Rather nutmeg-inspired…

  8. blair says:

    And we thought Maru had a monkey on his back…

  9. Dragonflye says:

    Adorable.

  10. Hon Glad says:

    Let me rock you in the cradle of love.

  11. lisa says:

    This kitteh doesn’t monkey around when it comes to inappropriate pet selection.

  12. 260Oakley says:

    Tough kitty has a chimp on his shoulder.

  13. ceejoe says:

    oh lordy. I now want a kittayn AND a monkeh…

  14. barbara says:

    Their fur, their eyes, their ears. This is a beautiful picture of great creatures.

  15. yolanda says:

    A “chimp” on his shoulder, LOL!
    I just wanted to mention that I’d done a volunteer stint at a zoo and was astonished to discover that monkey chow, along with freshies, was indeed what they fed the monkeys!

  16. Marisa Daria says:

    What does DED mean?

  17. Flower Child says:

    Every time I think these pics cannot possibly get cuter…so wrong, so wrong!

  18. kris says:

    so many qte pictures lately.

    thanks, co.

  19. catmom says:

    If there is ever a saying for odd couple it is this, they look so happy and content and peaceful , You just want to say ahhh! also makes you wounder what they are looking at ?

  20. (The Original) Mel says:

    “I can’t see me huggin no kitty but you…for all my life.
    When you’re with me, kitty, I’ll never throw…”

    Well, I need to work on that a little.

  21. karilon says:

    The looks on both faces are TOO SWEET! I may have to shed tears now…

  22. adora says:

    This gotta be another Rules of Cuteness: Animals keeping pet animals!

  23. baileyboo says:

    Sorry hovertext the monkey definately has da kitteh, it’s the only way I can see it. Besides, a baby monkey would probably think a kitten ate bananas and monkey chow.

  24. easol says:

    The cutest thing about this is not just that a monkey and a kitten are cuddling, but that they both look so relaxed and trusting.

  25. Courtney says:

    I love everything about this picture, especially the fur. I want to pet both of them!

  26. occula says:

    *melts*
    What a wonderful picture of bliss. I am totally melted. I wish my cat would let me hug her like this for more than three seconds!

  27. ScoutsMom says:

    Not sure where I saw this, but I am remember reading about a chimp at a zoo who was very depressed because he was lonely. Chimps are extremely social creatures so this was very disturbing. The zoo keepers brought in a kitten one day to see how the chimp would react, and it turned out that the chimp absolutely loved the kitten and would often pick it up and cuddle, always very gently. So, they let him keep the kitten. As the cat got bigger and older, it would sometimes leave the cage to explore, but he always came back. It was a very heartwarming story.

  28. Proof that all primates LOVE to cuddle and hold Kitties.

  29. Anyone else think ‘Sears Portrait’ and/or ‘Prom Pic’ when they saw this? So anhhh!

  30. Rebecca says:

    Mini-mommeh monkeh monitors muzzelpowche molecule.

  31. Paunchie says:

    It’s totally in our DNA, there’s nothing we can do… must smooch da kittay and hug and cuddles…kitties are cute, I think this is what they were put on the planet for!

  32. victoreia says:

    Well, it’s a good thing my office-mate is on vacation today; I about blew the door out when I went “AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!1!!!!!1!!!!”

  33. Martha in Washington says:

    Mike–you forgot “with a cherry on top”. That always ensures a “yes” answer.

  34. edmundh says:

    “I shall hug him, and pat him, and squeeze him, and call him George.”

  35. tiny coward says:

    All of your comments are sweet and nice, but I find the picture worrisome. What happens when the monkey gets hungry and decides the kitten’s eyes look delicious?

  36. Patti says:

    As sweet as can be.

  37. chanpon says:

    Yes, methinks monkeh wants to keep baby kitty too.

  38. iggle says:

    I’m getting a whole extra layer of cute with this one as the monkeh bears a striking resemblance to my late Grandad, who also loved tabbies.
    For some reason, all his cats were called Sam. (They only had one at a time)

  39. Leticia says:

    I think we’ve just seen a glimpse of what heaven looks like. of course if there is such a place.

    I wants to hug and squeeze and love them both

  40. Sandy says:

    sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute… make my heart melt…

    <3 the cutelittle monkey and kitten

  41. Andrew says:

    Interesting colours on the kitten, something tells me that’s not a house cat. Anyone know what breed it is?

  42. Queen of Dork says:

    I don’t know what breed the kitty is but that hug has caused me to feel faint, my heart to palpitate and my toes to curl, detach from my feet and hug my shins. Also, this photo is so loving and totally sweet that my eyebrows have crawled off my face and embraced my knees. I will now try to put everything back where it’s supposed to be.

  43. fndgfg says:

    gorilla glue!!!!!!!! not again

  44. swimmer love says:

    where on earth did you get that photo?!? :D :D :D :D :D