someone apparently doesnt like monkeys
Posted: August 2nd, 2006, 4:27 pm
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... cnn_latest
this is a blatant attempt to frighten the monkeys away from their duties of writing the next constitution of america. this practice should be protested by the UN. i want a UN resolution and 3 extra pallets of bananas in order to try to keep the monkeys here. theyve already seen the article and they are freaking out. i cant hold them down much longer. please send help.In an effort to keep monkeys out of the Indian capital's subways, authorities have called in one of the few animals known to scare the creatures -- a fierce-looking primate called the langur, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported Wednesday.
The decision to hire a langurwallah -- a man who trains and controls the langurs -- came after a monkey got into a metro car in June, the newspaper reported.
The langur handler is being paid a retainer of India rupees 6,900 (US$160) a month, and "he will be called whenever there is a monkey problem," Anuj Dayal, the spokesman for the Delhi Metro Rail Corp., was quoted as saying.
On June 9, a monkey reportedly crawled through some pipes and ended up aboard a train, scowling at passengers and jumping around a car.