As the small dead body of the squirrel lays on the ground his mate stands guard over him, shaking his tail at the approaching crows in a warning manner before chasing them off.

At one point he even lays down beside his little buddy before once again showing the birds who’s boss, what a plucky little chap.

I say surreal, but it is really just weird, it is about rather odd couples that decide to raise a monkey, not as a pet, but as if the animal were their own child.

We are told that there are around 15,000 monkey babies living in homes across the USA and for some owners/parents the human like qualities of monkeys make them the ideal option to having a real family.

The monkeys should not complain however as they are spoiled rotten by their not quite right in the head parents, who shower them with normal childrens clothes, toys, games and even make up.

Watching the ‘Mothers’ dressing the little darlings up is like watching young girls playing with their dolls, while taking the monkey out in a pram really is surreal.

It transpires that many of the parents have lost touch with their own, or step, children, who obviously ran at the first chance and never looked back.

Really I could go on for hours, but I will instead leave you with this quote from Lori and Jim Johnson:

‘If I hear anyone call her a monkey I throw a fit,’ says ‘dad’ Jim, ‘She’s my daughter, 100%’.

For Lori, having a ‘monkid’ seemed the perfect answer to her needs: ‘I knew exactly what I was going to do, she was going to be a baby I was going to have forever.’

A rather attractive horse!

A 66-year-old man, named as Joseph Squires of Leicester appeared in court this week accused of having sex with a horse and a donkey.

He was charged with buggery of the horse between March 15-18 and buggery with the donkey between February 2-5 of 1999.

The pensioner was due to stand trial of the crimes but pleaded guilty to both counts and two further charges of property damage relating to the animals.

On a request that the man be given bail, his defence counsel said that Squires had no previous convictions and was of previous good character. He added;

“The defendant does not have a stable address although he says his daughter can provide an address.”

The judge refused the application for bail and remanded Squires in custody until he is sentenced on May 24.

There is nothing worse than going out for a walk and treading in a load of dog crap because it’s irresponsible owner wouldn’t clear up.  However, the chances of getting this off without most of it on your hands is slim.  How embarrassed does this dog look!

Armed with sheep, sheepdogs, cameras and LED lighting, the group which calls themselves the Baaa-Studs, put together this imaginative clip, absolutely fantastic.