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AllegroNg · 11-03-2003, 10:05 AM

Oh gawd why did I see this and think of this board immediately?

Monkeys Terrorize India Workers, Tourists
Sun Nov 2, 2:54 PM ET

By ANDREW WANG, Associated Press Writer

NEW DELHI - In a capital city where cows roam the streets and elephants plod along in the bus lanes, it's no surprise to find government buildings overrun with monkeys.

But the officials who work there are fed up. They've been bitten, robbed and otherwise tormented by monkeys that ransack files, bring down power lines, screech at visitors and bang on office windows.

The Supreme Court has stepped in, decreeing that New Delhi should be a monkey-free city after citizens filed a lawsuit demanding protection from the animals.

Easier said than done. A past initiative to scare off the army of Rhesus macaques with ultrahigh frequency loudspeakers didn't work. A plan to deport them to distant regions has stalled because local governments refused to have them.

There's an ape patrol of fierce-looking primates called langurs, led about on leashes by keepers. But whenever a langur looms, the pink-faced, two-foot-tall hooligans simply move elsewhere on government grounds.

"Please do not feed the monkeys," implores a sign at Raisina Hill, the complex of colonnaded buildings that includes the president's residence, Parliament, and Cabinet offices.

Klynne · 11-03-2003, 07:10 PM

I don't think we are as destructive as these monkeys.

bealeblues · 11-03-2003, 07:11 PM

stick around long enough and find out

jaymirror · 11-04-2003, 09:59 AM

Monkey is beautiful

11-03-2003, 10:05 AM	#1
AllegroNg What I Am Wearing. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Near DC Posts: 2,573	Monkey terror Oh gawd why did I see this and think of this board immediately? Monkeys Terrorize India Workers, Tourists Sun Nov 2, 2:54 PM ET By ANDREW WANG, Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI - In a capital city where cows roam the streets and elephants plod along in the bus lanes, it's no surprise to find government buildings overrun with monkeys. But the officials who work there are fed up. They've been bitten, robbed and otherwise tormented by monkeys that ransack files, bring down power lines, screech at visitors and bang on office windows. The Supreme Court has stepped in, decreeing that New Delhi should be a monkey-free city after citizens filed a lawsuit demanding protection from the animals. Easier said than done. A past initiative to scare off the army of Rhesus macaques with ultrahigh frequency loudspeakers didn't work. A plan to deport them to distant regions has stalled because local governments refused to have them. There's an ape patrol of fierce-looking primates called langurs, led about on leashes by keepers. But whenever a langur looms, the pink-faced, two-foot-tall hooligans simply move elsewhere on government grounds. "Please do not feed the monkeys," implores a sign at Raisina Hill, the complex of colonnaded buildings that includes the president's residence, Parliament, and Cabinet offices.

11-03-2003, 07:11 PM	#3
bealeblues where's my salt? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: finally writing Posts: 6,929	stick around long enough and find out __________________ still jackasinine, make no mistake

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11-03-2003, 07:10 PM	#2
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	I don't think we are as destructive as these monkeys.

11-04-2003, 09:59 AM	#4
jaymirror anartist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: out there Posts: 1,420	Monkey is beautiful