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India farmer paints dog to look like tiger to protect coffee crop from monkeys: report
Fox News ^ | December 4, 2019 | Robert Geart

Posted on 12/04/2019 6:45:28 AM PST by C19fan

Monkeys in India apparently can’t tell a tiger from a dog made to look like a tiger -- or at least that is what one farmer claims.

The farmer, identified as Srikanth Gowda, said he has been able to protect his coffee crop from monkeys by painting his pet dog Bulbul with black stripes, an Indian news outlet reports.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogs; farming; india; monkey
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To: C19fan

I hope he used a non-toxic paint so the dog is not harmed.


21 posted on 12/04/2019 7:28:59 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: Joe 6-pack

Wonderful looking dog.


22 posted on 12/04/2019 7:34:40 AM PST by Oldexpat (Jobs Not Mobs)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Not monkeys- the palm civet is a member of the suborder Feliformia, as are cats.


23 posted on 12/04/2019 7:35:12 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: BuffaloJack

According to the article, it works quite well. The dog doesn’t run free, instead thr farmer walks him on a leash around the property twice a day and the monkeys steer well clear. The paint job looks pretty good! (I don’t like monkeys. They’re nasty creatures.)


24 posted on 12/04/2019 7:35:47 AM PST by Blurb2350
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To: C19fan

Ages ago I was visiting a friend and we went out to the pasture to see his horse. I had a some Coke in a cup with some crushed ice. Upon finishing the Coke I shook the ice loose, as one tends to do. The sound caused the horse to jump about three feet into the air and land several feet away. Startled me, but I guess he thought it was a rattlesnake. Instinct told the horse to get away from that sound as quickly as possible. The horse eventually figured it out. The monkeys will eventually discern the dog is not a tiger. Same with a scarecrow.


25 posted on 12/04/2019 7:40:18 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

https://enjoyjava.com/civet-coffee/

Given the price of civet /toddy cat poop coffee...maybe the farmer should see if these monkeys poop it out undigested, too... could be worth big bucks


26 posted on 12/04/2019 7:42:16 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
My Dutch Shepherd doesn't need any paint:
Beautiful dog, Joe 6
27 posted on 12/04/2019 8:25:31 AM PST by olepap
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To: Joe 6-pack

the Dutch is by far, the hardest-headed, most stubborn of the lot.”””

Want to trade stories bout my 18 month old Queensland heelere cattle dog bitch? Her nickname is PSYCHO.


28 posted on 12/04/2019 8:54:33 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Joe 6-pack

the Dutch is by far, the hardest-headed, most stubborn of the lot.”””

Want to trade stories bout my 18 month old Queensland heeler cattle dog bitch? Her nickname is PSYCHO.


29 posted on 12/04/2019 8:54:46 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: nuconvert
They even have their own T-shirt...

Stubborn Dutch Shepherd T-Shirt

30 posted on 12/04/2019 10:26:19 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Haha


31 posted on 12/04/2019 10:28:42 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: piasa

That was my thought. Monkeys eat coffee fruit and poop out Golden Beans. Harvesting would be a pain though.


32 posted on 12/04/2019 1:27:52 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (In an age of artificial intelligence, teachers are creating artificial stupidity.)
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