Monkeys during Covid times
By Jayanth
@jayanth_77 (7179)
India
May 30, 2020 7:33am CST
In a city in India a group of monkeys attacked a laboratory technician who was taking blood samples for testing. The monkeys took away the sample kit and climbed onto a tree thinking it to be food. Inspite of best efforts the kit was not returned by the monkeys.
The tests could be repeated but if the tests samples with the monkeys turn out to be positive then they can cause further infection which the locals fear.
Monkeys are a menace in many cities across India and during COVID times it adds to their suffering.
Have you witnessed monkey menace?
How can monkey menace be controlled?
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25 responses
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
30 May 20
@jayanth_77 Yes, that much I know. My son went to the monkey forest in Indonesia, I think, and to Mexico, just to see them in the wild.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
@DianneN yes they are mostly found in wild but during summer months when food and water is scarce they venture into human settlements .
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
Monkeys are mostly found in tropical forests in Asia, Africa, Central America and South America
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 May 20
@jayanth_77 I have seen this many times on documentaries I have watched. Stay safe.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
Ok. You are lucky to not be troubled by the monkeys. They steal food from homes, damage things and create nuisance by jumping around and even injuring people
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
30 May 20
Nope. I have seen monkeys only at the zoo 
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
Monkeys are very common in India. Found everywhere.
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Are they friendly? 
@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
@m_audrey6788 I never tried to make friendship with a monkey.
But they could be very dangerous when angry.
But they could be very dangerous when angry.1 person likes this
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
5 Jun 20
How can the monkeys managed to enter the facility or the lab?
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
5 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 Ah. I thought that the lab tech was inside the building taking the samples to the lab.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
5 Jun 20
No the sample kit was stolen on the road. The technician was carrying the samples on his way to the lab
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
5 Jun 20
@jobelbojel no the technician was on the road. He was on his bike
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
30 May 20
it is really hard, i know in Lopburi (a town in Thailand) part of the city was given to the monkeys. i don't think there is an easy answer.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
30 May 20
Yes I saw a news story about it. Hope they can catch the monkey soon
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
People feed monkeys which make them live close to human settlements. So as there are 100's of monkeys difficult to catch each of them.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 Yes, they do. They should stay in the jungle where they belong, but I know that's easier said than done in some areas. They can be too curious for their own good.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
1 Jun 20
Yes monkeys are menacing. They destroy everything in their visinity.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
7 Jun 20
@simone10 yes monkeys are curious to enter human settlements for fruits and other eatables.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
1 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 I somewhat heard about this and I did wonder if it was true. Because you'd think that these samples would have been tightly secured as they are important. If it is true, I'm sorry that this happened because again, these are important.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
1 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 ah ok thank you so much for giving me more story and the update.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
1 Jun 20
the samples kit was destroyed by the monkeys thinking it to be a box containing food. The samples were recollected from people later.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
12 Jun 20
@jayanth_77
I am not a monkey person. How is the technician after the monkeys bit the person? I have only seen monkeys in person at the zoo.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
12 Jun 20
@jayanth_77
I thought they attacked him. I am glad he is ok.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
12 Jun 20
Nothing has happened to the technician. The monkeys only stole the testing kits
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
31 May 20
no this is different news article. Monkeys are not killed but caught and relocated to some remote jungles.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
2 Jun 20
I have a funny story.
Last year i n my coworker had vacation in a villa and our fruit was raided by group of monkeys. They took our watermelon
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
1 Jun 20
I agree. some human monkeys are more difficult to handle.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
30 May 20
This is completely foreign to me, I only saw monkeys behind bars in the zoo
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
30 May 20
@jayanth_77 I really don't know that information. In our country, unlike in other countries, monkeys are not allowed to be pets
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
31 May 20
@LowRiderX Even in my country monkeys are not allowed as pets . You need permission.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
Ok. They are found in zoos where monkeys are not common. But even in zoos they multiply and becomes unmanageable
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@BellaEdward (215)
• India
4 Jun 20
I heard that too. But bro, there is something we are missing out. We humans are invading their habitats, their forests and making houses, factories and everything. So before blaming these animals for attacking us, we should stop invading their space. Let them live and have their own nature, no?
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
4 Jun 20
Yes you are right we humans are invading animal territory and so they come to human settlements in search of food and water
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@BellaEdward (215)
• India
4 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 poor thing. Some people starts giving them food and they starts snatching away things when they are hungry. i dont blame them
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
2 Jun 20
I am not sure how you can stop monkeys, they are a lot like many spoiled humans.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
2 Jun 20
Usually trained monkeys like the baboons ( called langoor in India ) are used to chase away monkeys.
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
1 Jun 20
Wow I had no idea monkeys are such a problem in some places.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
1 Jun 20
Monkeys are generally not a problem but when food and water becomes scares they start stealing from humans.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
5 Jun 20
Yes the chimps could be dangerous due to their physical strength and unpredictable behaviour
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@Namelesss (3364)
• United States
2 Jun 20
No monkeys here. I wouldn't know what to do.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
2 Jun 20
Good that you don't have monkeys and so no monkey trouble.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
2 Jun 20
monkeys are of different kinds. Orangootans, Chimpanzees , babboons stay in the jungles but the monkeys that live very close to human and commonly found in India are Rhesus macaque monkeys as shown in photo .
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