Chinese Zoo Keeper Shows Dedication By 'Licking Monkey's Bottom To Save His Life'

Huffington Post UK  |  By Posted: 04/05/2012 11:06 Updated: 04/05/2012 13:25

A Chinese zoo keeper has reportedly saved the life of a tiny monkey by licking its bottom for an hour.

Zhang Bangsheng leapt into action after noticing his young charge had eaten a peanut and was in pain because he couldn't pass it.

The monkey, a three-month-old Francois Langur, was spotted looking unwell at Wuham Zoo, surrounded by peanut shells that had been thrown in by visitors.

Bangsheng, 50, realised the critter, who is too small to ingest medicine, was in trouble and washed its bottom with warm water before licking it until it was able to excrete the nut, China Smack reported, via The Wuhan Evening.

Bangsheng apparently “laughed with satisfaction” after the tiny monkey finally passed the obstruction.

Several outlets are questioning the authenticity of the claims, but if this is indeed true, talk about going above and beyond the call of duty...

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A Chinese zoo keeper has reportedly saved the life of a tiny monkey by licking its bottom for an hour. Zhang Bangsheng leapt into action after noticing his young charge had eaten a peanut and was ...
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07:41 PM on 05/22/2012
I might as well just be sick right now..
09:47 PM on 05/15/2012
I'm surprised this is not featured on snopes.com already as FALSE.
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OD4U
If its OK for one then its OK for all.
08:54 AM on 05/15/2012
I cannot see what all the fuss is about. Cameron and Clegg have been licking the backsides of Bankers for years, but you never hear anyone suggest that this is even remotely astounding.
06:54 PM on 05/11/2012
"Whenever you hear loads of kids yellin and their mum's goin "OH ON" you'll always know its Dave." Wendal was heard to comment "he loves wavin it at the kids"
06:29 PM on 05/11/2012
Dave the monkey is a well known wag and practical joker. one of his mates was heard to say " Dave bet us that he could get the keeper to do it, we said "no way" but we gotta admit this is one of his best yet"
04:31 PM on 05/09/2012
http://ppt.cc/9iT1
06:24 PM on 05/06/2012
This has got to be one of the funniest stories ive heard for ages
06:46 PM on 05/11/2012
the back story is even better. Dave the monkey is known as a bit of a lad amongst his chums and has just won his bet. Dave's mate Wendal told reporters that all the boys now owe him a weeks worth of treats. "He''s a great larf" said Wendal
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makeupwoot
04:45 PM on 05/06/2012
Kittens require something similar to this treatment in order to excrete. When I raised a couple of orphaned kittens I had to do the mothers job. What did I do? It's called A COTTON BALL SOAKED IN WARM WATER. I know nothing about primates but I would imaging that would work just as well.
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George McAulay
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06:43 AM on 05/06/2012
Tough job but someone's got to do it.

Most of the political parties in the UK do the same thing to their favourite media mogul
05:37 AM on 05/06/2012
Mother cats will do the same to their kittens to stimulate a bowl movement. I guess it is conceivable.
11:36 PM on 05/05/2012
Well, if the peanut did pass out of the monkey's rectum, then it was NOT too large to pass. And the zoo keeper obviously believed the peanut would be able to pass.

So why didn't the zoo keeper just dose the monkey with some food grade mineral oil, which would make the peanut pass far more quickly and more comfortably than licking the monkey's anus.
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wakyracir
My spaniel is watching you
10:43 PM on 05/05/2012
Is it just me, or does that guy look awfully like Ken Livingstone?
04:28 PM on 05/06/2012
Indeed - Ken and Boris ( the monkey)
09:31 PM on 05/05/2012
There had to have been a different way!
09:22 PM on 05/05/2012
Still a technical rimming.
12:27 PM on 05/06/2012
* sniggers!*
09:21 PM on 05/05/2012
You can't knock his commitment to the bit, but I'd have thought that a gentle wash then a massage with a finger and vasoline would have done the trick?

Anyway, glad there was a 'happy end' ;)