National Geographic Documentaries
Season 2010
Ep 26. My Child is a Monkey
- August 5, 2010
They wear diapers and ride in strollers, but they're not babies -- they are "monkids." NGC goes inside the controversy of adopting monkeys as surrogate babies. Many question whether this is animal cruelty or even a danger to the owners. Others are fiercely devoted to these primates they see as part of the family. See just how far these wild monkeys have come from their treetop habitat as we explore this growing phenomenon.