Rehabilitated wild monkey gets huge hug from family when released
This is the touching moment a monkey was given a huge hug by its family after it was released back into the wild.
The clip, which was filmed in Amanzimtoti, South Africa last week shows Tracy Rowles releasing a rehabilitated vervet monkey called Pearce.
Last month, a student at Kingsway High School in Amanzimtoti, South Africa, spotted the young vervet monkey in need of help with a seriously injured leg.
The student contacted Umsizi Vervet Rescue Centre, a rescue organisation run by Rowles.
A team of volunteers went out as quickly as they could and, after hours of trying, eventually caught Pearce.
Pearce's family members were furious, fearing the team was going to hurt the young monkey.
Pearce was taken to the vet and then to the rescue centre to recover.
Three weeks later and it was time for him to be released, but finding Pearce's family was far from easy. Verv