November 18, 200718 yr Troupes of monkeys are out of control in India's northeast, stealing mobile phones and breaking into homes to steal soft drinks from refrigerators, lawmakers in the region have complained. "Monkeys are wreaking havoc in my constituency by taking away mobile phones, toothpastes, sipping coke after opening the refrigerators," Hiren Das told Assam state's assembly. He said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them". "It is a cause of serious concern in my area, with more than 1,000 such simians turning aggressive by the day," fumed Goneswar Das, another legislator representing Raha in eastern Assam. Assam's wildlife minister, Rockybul Hussain, said the state government has formed a panel to study the problem. Because of shrinking forest cover, monkeys have increasingly moved into cities elsewhere in India as well. Last week, around two dozen people were hurt after monkeys rampaged through a New Delhi neighbourhood. Last month, the deputy mayor of Delhi died when he fell from his balcony after being attacked by monkeys. Efforts to drive out the animals is complicated by the fact that devout Hindus view them as an incarnation of Hanuman, the monkey god who symbolises strength. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=07...;show_article=1
November 18, 200718 yr I know it really must suck for the people in the area, but I can't help but be amused at the thought of a monkey stealing someone's cellphone. Now of course if a monkey did that to me, that little f***er would be dead.
November 18, 200718 yr Author Thats funny but the best part is: He said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them". :lol
November 19, 200718 yr Thats funny but the best part is: He said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them". :lol Yeah, the whole article sounds like it would be a good prank if it wasn't true.
November 19, 200718 yr First we brought you monkeys. Then we brought you monkeys thieving. Now, get ready for MONKEYS DRINKING... http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg16...ff-my-tail.html I find this study to be so fascinating. Check it out.
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