Anguished mother's healing touch: Heartbroken monkey clutches her child after it collapsed... and it regains consciousness two minutes later
A mother's anguish has been captured in a stunning image of a monkey clutching her collapsed offspring.
The monkey, appearing to be wailing as it holds the limp body of her baby, was photographed in Jabalphur, India, by 31-year-old Avinash Lodhi.
Happily moments after it was taken, the youngster appeared to make a full recovery.
The image shows a mother holding a baby, appearing to wail in anguish as the youngster's health fades. Happily the baby did make a full recovery after it was taken
Avinash said: 'This picture is very close to my heart because throughout my entire photography career I have never seen anything like this.'
It was taken in Madhya Pradesh, in central India, and Avinash said: 'It was so quick I didn't even know what was happening when I took the picture but as soon as I confirmed the image I was silent for an hour.
'This moment is rare, especially with animals.'
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