MONKEY HELPS HUMAN PRACTICE FREEDIVING<br />WITH VID<br />BY SALONI MATHUR<br />Watch this cute video of a monkey holding the head of a diver practising freediving in a pool.<br />These monkeys are known as buddies, trained to help a diver practice their breathing at Lemus Underwater School in Mexico.<br />They place their hands on the heads of the divers to keep them from drifting away from the edge of the pool.<br />Staff at the school said: “These monkeys are highly trained and very friendly.<br />“If they spot that a diver is having any difficulty underwater, they are also trained to turn the diver's face up, essentially saving his/her life.<br />“We practice freediving sport. The first rule of our sport is never freedive alone! Hence, the monkey buddies stay with a diver while they practice controlling their breaths underwater.”<br />ENDS
