Sunday, November 18, 2007

Sounds like India's got a case of the monkeys

I thought AFP was kidding when I read this article.

Monkeys are terrorizing the people of northeast India. Lawmakers say the animals are stealing cell phones and toothpaste and breaking into homes to steal beverages from refrigerators.


One official said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them."

Apparently the monkeys are angry because of shrinking forest cover, and have instead moved into cities to wreak havoc.

But it's not just obscure grocery items they're after. Last week, more than 20 people were hurt after monkeys rampaged through a New Delhi neighborhood, and the evil monkeys went so far as to kill the deputy mayor of Delhi, who fell off his balcony after being attacked by monkeys.

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