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> An adult male cannot physically take on a monkey. Really? I would expect that the inevitable injuries aren't worth it, but I'd expect this to be the case on
by tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
> An adult male cannot physically take on a monkey.
Really? I would expect that the inevitable injuries aren't worth it, but I'd expect this to be the case on both sides, with the monkey ending up significantly worse off if the human were to actually consider it a fight-to-kill-or-be-killed, not a "make the nuisance go away".
What I don't understand though: If the monkeys are such a nuisance, why are they tolerated? Is there a religious taboo against hurting them? Legal protection? Strict limits on what kind of weapons people can have?
- fault1 5y agoyes, i'd say there is both societal taboo (especially outright culling them rather than just throwing stones at them to chase them away) and legal restrictions: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/fed-by-indians-monkeys-overwhelm-delhi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/fed-by-indians... I would say that at least in north east india, monkeys didn't seem to be a huge problem. There are langurs everywhere, but they mostly stick to trees or the jungle, or sometimes the outskirts of towns. I think it's probably because they have plenty of places to eat there relative to the more urbanized parts of the country.
- rg111 5y agoReligious taboo is held by some of the Indians. Not all or even most of them. A religious granny wouldn't want to kill a monkey, but if her grandson is threatened? Hell yes. And, yes, they are protected by wildlife conservation laws.