It takes a village to raise a child, they say, and for #HanumanLangurs, it takes a troop to raise an infant. It is quite common for females other than the infant's mother to pick up and cuddle or groom an infant, sharing the caring - behaviour known as #allomothering or, you could say, being a monkey's auntie. Young males will also take and play with infants, which I suppose would make them a #MonkeysUncle...
This delightful scene was filmed on a flat roof in the Aalloa Hills Resort​ in #Gujarat, #India and forms my 92nd #BrightenYourDay video to lift spirits in #Covid19 #lockdown.
For more info on #alloparenting, see:
https://www.naturalhistorymag.com/features/09270/meet-the-alloparents?page=2
Interested in primate behaviour, welfare and conservation? See Primate Society of Great Britain​ and International Primate Protection League​.