Monkey Business
By ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
India
February 20, 2017 8:15am CST
My previous posts was about the balancing act between humans and animals regarding their territory. That was the migratory birds , this one concerns monkeys.
My part of the country is known for its forest cover .That is fast disappearing due to infrastructure development. So these simians are no longer a part of the wild .
So, there they are, descending down in hordes in many places. While they come searching for food, they are also a nuisance as they destroy plants and also get into houses. They are very intelligent and they ape(pun intended) human behavior. They take away clothes from the clothes line and drape them around their bodies ,and make fun of the people from a safe distance. I have seen them open the fridge door and carry off eggs and milk cartons.
On hot days when they are thirsty and they want a drink of water, they just turn on the tap and have a drink. It’s a different matter that they do not close the tap after use.!!
Do you have any wild animals straying into your homes and gardens?
The photo is one my neighbour took when they had gone to a nearby temple, there were lots of monkeys around.
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@LadyDuck (502166)
• Italy
20 Feb 17
@responsiveme The baby boars are cute, but it's better not to approach them because their moms are not funny.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
20 Feb 17
Yes, the antics are cute for those who see them occasionally but for those having to live with them its a nuisance.
I remember your picture of the wild boars running through the town.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
22 Feb 17
@responsiveme They are! I haven't seen any myself, but they are around.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 Feb 17
Yes, cute is only if we see them once in a while....not regularly.
Bears sound scary.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 Feb 17
@responsiveme I know a monkey who suddenly went wild and bit the child of his master. How sad!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
21 Feb 17
Good to know. Here the monkey visits are a nightmare for the people.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Feb 17
The only wild things here are raccoons, deer, coyote, rabbits. The coyotes are very dangerous, so we prefer these to stay away. The other animals do eat from the garden, so we have to plant things around the edge to keep them happy or away.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
21 Feb 17
So you have to plant enough for you and them. We used to hear jackals long time ago, not anymore.
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 17
@responsiveme They dig up the lawn burying things, then dig it up again looking for them, And they dig bulbs out of pots.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
7 Mar 17
They are a nuisance all right. Thankfully the roam about and so visit some days .
The pesky squirrels don't harm your flowers ,do they?
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Feb 17
@responsiveme I can quite believe it.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
21 Feb 17
Yes, thats why my parents are very conscious about keeping the doors and windows closed.because once they get in its a lot of work to clear up after them.
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@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
1 May 17
@responsiveme you have really lots of monkeys in India I guess
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
30 Apr 17
I wonder if an export business here may stop the great numbers coming in
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
20 Feb 17
There should be a way to keep animals out of the houses. If they are too many, maybe people should do something to stop their growing.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
21 Feb 17
@responsiveme Maybe there are too many monkeys.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
1 Mar 17
The only animals I see here are some little lizards and a bunny rabbit.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@responsiveme No not at all , I love seeing the rabbit hopping around our yard.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
1 Mar 17
And those are not the nuisance creating types.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
8 Mar 17
The only wild animals we have that can be a nuisance are fairly little. Squirrels, chipmunks and sometimes stray kittens. We will get a small, fat animal that waddles. I can't think of the name of them right now, but I steer clear when they are about. Not because they are dangerous. They may be, I don't really know what they'd do if approached and I'm not going to find out. I usually see them after dusk and at that time I'm certainly not going to observe them close up. Those are possums, we also have raccoons that get into our garbage from time to time.
Our outlying areas hear cougars and other larger type cats although I don't know if they come close enough to be spotted or not. Deer will be found in town once in a great while and bears are in our state but I don't where all they've been.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
9 Mar 17
Cougars and bears sound really scary. You seem to have quite a lot of small wildlife about.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
2 Jul 17
We have a few wild animals but none that can turn on the water tap. I loved seeing the monkeys in a zoo near by when I was a kid, but now as an adult I know that is not a good thing for the poor animals.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
3 Jul 17
Monkeys have lots of human characteristics.They are a nuisance when they come down in troops but then it's the humans who are cutting up the forest s and building structures....So where are they to go?
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
21 Feb 17
The God here you must be talking about is "Hanuman".I don't think there is any connection with the Chinese monkey king.
But that is a reason why people don't shoot to kill those monkeys , rather they try to scare them away.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
1 Mar 17
WOw, really? THey are in the wild? Running loose?
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
1 Mar 17
Yes, they are in the wild...only the wild is not virgin forests but human habitat.
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
23 Feb 17
No, that has been tried...they come back. :) In any case the forest cover is disappearing because of development...that is building houses and roads.
That is so very interesting.@responsiveme (22923)
• India
20 Feb 17
Their antics are cute to us who see them occasionally. My parents face this problem and they don't find it funny. Worst is they destroy the plants. The lime trees are those that thrive because of the thorns.
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@Samia786m (522)
• India
20 Feb 17
One of the best article i have read on mylot.Keep writing.No,i dont have any wild animals.
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