Dogs & monkeys

[Guest guest]

The following is an extraordinary account, since the

tendency of dogs to drive away monkeys has been observed for

centuries. What it may suggest is that when the street dog

population drops below a certain level, the numbers of dogs

available to form an ad hoc pack and roust a marauding monkey are no

longer high enough to prevent an exceptionally intelligent and

aggressive monkey from isolating individual dogs and killing them one

by one.

 

 

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The Hindu Sunday, April 20, 2008

 

Taming a " ferocious " monkey

It had killed seven dogs in the village and meddled with electric

poles leading to fire

Serena Josephine. M

 

PUDUCHERRY: Troubles were aplenty for villagers at T.N. Palayam near

Bahour during the last one month, thanks to a " ferocious "

five-year-old monkey. After attacking men, animals and houses, the

monkey now sits in a cage at the office of the Puducherry Forest

Department.

 

The monkey has been frightening the villagers owing to its " regular assaults. "

 

However, officials of the Forest Department said that it was a very

intelligent animal too.

 

" The monkey has killed seven dogs in the village. It has been in the

place for around a month but started creating a trouble in the last

10 days. We captured it two days ago from the village, " Agriculture

Officer of the Forest Department K. Siva Shanmugham said.

 

The monkey had also meddled with electric poles in the village which

led to fire in two huts. It also attacked two women, he said.

 

Following the series of attacks, the villagers lodged complaints with

the department. Chief Wildlife Warden P. Devaraj issued orders to

trap the monkey and a seven-member team was sent to the village.

 

" The monkey is smart and it avoided our trap on the first day. It

just looked at it and went away. On the second day, we kept fried

groundnuts inside the trap and it entered the cage, " Mr. Shanmugham

said.

 

Caged at the Forest Department office for the last two days, the

monkey would undergo a medical examination and would be shifted to a

forest soon. " Monkeys are usually seen in groups. This one strayed

away from its group and that could have made it ferocious, " Mr.

Devaraj said.

 

The monkey is famous among villagers for a unique reason. " There is a

Mariamman temple in the village. The villagers told us that the

monkey regularly bathed in the pond, worshipped at the temple and

even applied 'kumkum' on its forehead, " Mr. Devaraj said.

 

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Merritt Clifton

Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE

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[Guest guest]

OR...it may just suggest that monkeys are getting fed up and more

sophisticated in their rebellion. Even primitive warriors understand the

tactics of 1) disrupt communication, 2) destroy infrastructure, and 3) take

out as many foot soldiers along the way as possible. Perhaps the novel ³La

planète des singes² by Pierre Boulle is prophetic, and the Rod Sterling

³Planet of the Apes² script additions telling. All the more reason to

support Nepal¹s program for sending displaced primates to a Mars colony as

soon as possible, unless a better solution on earth is implemented. The

statement by the forest service that this freedom fighter would ³undergo a

medical examination² is all too reminiscence of Shambhu temple-monkeys in

Nepal: undergoing medical exams with ultimate exportation to bioterrorism

research labs in America after being found fit to serve. It is our hope

that this rebel be returned to the wild to continue to train his brothers

and sisters in the fight for monkey rights and freedom. In support of the

rebellion,

Jiggy Gaton

http://www.extreme-nepal.com/avatars/heroman_350x80.gif

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merritt Clifton <anmlpepl

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:12:57 -0700

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Dogs & monkeys

 

 

 

 

The following is an extraordinary account, since the

tendency of dogs to drive away monkeys has been observed for

centuries. What it may suggest is that when the street dog

population drops below a certain level, the numbers of dogs

available to form an ad hoc pack and roust a marauding monkey are no

longer high enough to prevent an exceptionally intelligent and

aggressive monkey from isolating individual dogs and killing them one

by one.

 

-------------------------

 

The Hindu Sunday, April 20, 2008

 

Taming a " ferocious " monkey

It had killed seven dogs in the village and meddled with electric

poles leading to fire

Serena Josephine. M

 

PUDUCHERRY: Troubles were aplenty for villagers at T.N. Palayam near

Bahour during the last one month, thanks to a " ferocious "

five-year-old monkey. After attacking men, animals and houses, the

monkey now sits in a cage at the office of the Puducherry Forest

Department.

 

The monkey has been frightening the villagers owing to its " regular

assaults. "

 

However, officials of the Forest Department said that it was a very

intelligent animal too.

 

" The monkey has killed seven dogs in the village. It has been in the

place for around a month but started creating a trouble in the last

10 days. We captured it two days ago from the village, " Agriculture

Officer of the Forest Department K. Siva Shanmugham said.

 

The monkey had also meddled with electric poles in the village which

led to fire in two huts. It also attacked two women, he said.

 

Following the series of attacks, the villagers lodged complaints with

the department. Chief Wildlife Warden P. Devaraj issued orders to

trap the monkey and a seven-member team was sent to the village.

 

" The monkey is smart and it avoided our trap on the first day. It

just looked at it and went away. On the second day, we kept fried

groundnuts inside the trap and it entered the cage, " Mr. Shanmugham

said.

 

Caged at the Forest Department office for the last two days, the

monkey would undergo a medical examination and would be shifted to a

forest soon. " Monkeys are usually seen in groups. This one strayed

away from its group and that could have made it ferocious, " Mr.

Devaraj said.

 

The monkey is famous among villagers for a unique reason. " There is a

Mariamman temple in the village. The villagers told us that the

monkey regularly bathed in the pond, worshipped at the temple and

even applied 'kumkum' on its forehead, " Mr. Devaraj said.

 

---

--

Merritt Clifton

Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE

P.O. Box 960

Clinton, WA 98236

 

Telephone: 360-579-2505

Fax: 360-579-2575

E-mail: anmlpepl <anmlpepl%40whidbey.com>

Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org

 

[ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing

original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide,

founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the

decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations.

We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year;

for free sample, send address.]