According to a report by he Associated Press, monkies and cats can be close friends. Tondalayo, a 45-year-old Sumatran orangutan, and T.J., a stray tabby cat, became an inseparable duo after a zoo employee introduced them late last year.

Apparently, Tondalayo was depressed since losing her mate two years ago.

Her age prevented her from moving to another zoo or taking another mate. The ducks and turtles swimming in a moat around her island were not enough. But when the sweet-natured orange cat wandered into the zoo, the solution became clear.

“It’s an unbelievable match,” Stephanie Willard, Education Director at Zoo World in Panama City Beach said. “This has worked out a lot better than I expected it to. She’s got brighter eyes now. He’s brought a lot of light to her.”

Zookeepers named the cat, T.K. - short for “Tondalayo’s Kitty.”

They play together, cuddle and sleep together each night. They have been together constantly for more than a month.

“He’s perked up Tonda more than anything,” Willard said.