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Two-year-old Diksha Mehta really does have a cheeky monkey for a brother. The Indian girl has become virtually inseparable from an Indian Langur named Ramu which her parents adopted when an attack by stray dogs left him orphaned.

Parents Anil and Rashmi Mehta now see Ramu as the perfect addition to their family.
"Ramu has made all the difference to our family, I feel as if he is part of my life like Diksha," says Mrs Mehta from their home in Bharauch town in the north-western Gujarat state.

Langur monkeys are unusual in the monkey world because they spend the majority of their time on the ground and only sleep up in trees. That is why they are prone to attacks from wild animals and stray dogs who find groups of the monkeys lounging around in the sun.

But what is most amazing is the way that Ramu himself has become attached to his new adopted family. He clings to his new 'mother' wherever she goes, around the house or on the moped going to the shops.

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