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India official dies after monkey attack (gang of Rhesus macaques)
AP (via Yahoo) ^
| Oct 21, 2007
Posted on 10/21/2007 1:01:13 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Wild monkeys attacked a senior government official who then fell from a balcony at his home and died Sunday, media reported.
New Delhi Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa was rushed to a hospital after the attack by a gang of Rhesus macaques, but succumbed to head injuries sustained in his fall, the Press Trust of India news agency and The Times of India reported.
Many government buildings, temples and residential neighborhoods in New Delhi are overrun by Rhesus macaques, which scare passers-by and occasionally bite or snatch food from unsuspecting visitors.
Last year, the Delhi High Court reprimanded city authorities for failing to stop the animals from terrifying residents and asked them to find a permanent solution to the monkey menace.
Part of the problem is that devout Hindus believe monkeys are manifestations of the monkey god Hanuman and feed them bananas and peanuts — encouraging them to frequent public places.
Over the years, city authorities have employed monkey catchers who use langurs — a larger and fiercer kind of monkey — to scare or catch the macaques, but the problem persists.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: india; macaques
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:01:16 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Lazarus Longer
Hillary’s flying monkeys?
2
posted on
10/21/2007 1:04:40 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Franz Kafka would have killed himself in despair if he lived in the world we inhabit today.)
To: Lazarus Longer
Over the years, city authorities have employed monkey catchers who use langurs — a larger and fiercer kind of monkey — to scare or catch the macaques, but the problem persists.
Cue Simpsons episode:
"Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
To: Lazarus Longer
They could always deport the monkeys to the United States where they could become a valuable addition to the Democrat constituency.
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:06:53 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
("A person's a person no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss)
To: null and void
Yes, didn’t George Allen warn us about them?
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Shotguns! That’s right, just blow ‘em up until there’s nothing left but Rhesus pieces.
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:09:36 PM PDT
by
jimboster
(fROM)
To: Lazarus Longer
Sounds like Kipling’s Banderlog, right out of the Jungle Book.
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:12:01 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Lazarus Longer
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:12:06 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Hunter 2008)
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Didn’t Apu ask Homer not to feed peanuts to his god?
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:13:34 PM PDT
by
3AngelaD
(They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
To: Lazarus Longer
devout Hindus believe monkeys are manifestations of the monkey god Hanuman They may want to re-think this.
To: Lazarus Longer
I know Hindus probably consider it a mortal sin to kill monkeys, but if they’re going to behave like this, is it totally wrong to spank them instead?
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:15:16 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich!...R.I.P.)
To: Lazarus Longer
Do like we do here: elect them and send them to Washington.
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:22:16 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: jimboster
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:29:46 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(If illegal immigrants were so great for an economy; Mexico would be building a wall to keep them in)
To: jimboster
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posted on
10/21/2007 1:49:15 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: Lazarus Longer
Heck. The same thing happened to George Allen in the 2006 election.
To: Lazarus Longer
Part of the problem is that devout Hindus believe monkeys are manifestations of the monkey god Hanuman and feed them bananas and peanuts — encouraging them to frequent public places. Hanuman is a trickster, like Coyote, Aiken Drum, Puck, etc., Right?
So Hanuman should be able to take a joke.
Chemist+Banana= Answer.
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:25:38 PM PDT
by
Gorzaloon
(Food imported from China = "Cesspool + Flavor-Straw")
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance; Slings and Arrows
This has posssssibilities
Bad, Macaca! BAD!!!
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:25:52 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(If God didn't want a Lib hanging from every telephone pole, He wouldn't have created so much rope!)
To: Lazarus Longer
Just “”immigrant youths”- they’re in Sweden now too, I think.
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:27:51 PM PDT
by
matthew fuller
(Crop-circles and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
To: Lazarus Longer
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posted on
10/21/2007 2:30:22 PM PDT
by
WilliamofCarmichael
(If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
To: RichInOC
I know Hindus probably consider it a mortal sin to kill monkeys, but if they’re going to behave like this, is it totally wrong to spank them instead?
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