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When Monkey's Attack!~!

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Eagle Site Owner Joined: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:09 pm Posts: 14631 Location: Pittsburgh	When Monkey's Attack!~! Quote: Monkeys destroy library, stall classes in girls' college By Indo-Asian News Service Tuesday April 2, 2:11 PM http://in.news.yahoo.com/020402/43/1kb9c.html Kolkata, Apr 2 (IANS) Scores of monkeys have swamped a girls' college in the hill resort of Darjeeling in eastern India, destroying thousands of books, stalling classes, clawing and slapping the students. The monkeys have torn to shreds at least 6,000 books in the library and broken furniture. The damage to property caused by them exceeds Rs.60,000. Residential students and teacher of Loreto College in Darjeeling, about 625 km north from here, are now under constant fear of a repeat attack from the monkeys, which have made the college precincts their home. College authorities say the aggressive animals were unafraid of human beings. The truant monkeys have destroyed the college library, clawed and slapped students and invaded classrooms bringing lessons to an abrupt halt. The college canteen has been a favourite haunt for the monkeys and students have reported instances of food packets being snatched by the animals. Help had been sought from the district authorities, but till now nothing had been done to "mitigate our sufferings," a teacher said. Monkey attacks are a seasonal menace in the Darjeeling hills. The girls' college came under their attack last year as well. The district authorities say their hands are tied as local residents oppose any action against the monkeys, considered sacred by Hindus. District forest officials say after receiving complaints from Loreto College last year, they had captured 30 monkeys and released them in a faraway jungle. But the local residents opposed that and stuck posters on walls condemning the action. "So, this year we don't know what to do," a confused forest official said. Fear the monkeys! This is just hilarious.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:47 am

Jeff Christian's #1 Fan Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:25 pm Posts: 28110 Location: Awaiting my fate	Post of the day. And wow...just wow... _________________ See above.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:08 pm

El Maskado Arrrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh! Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:17 pm Posts: 21572	I almost thought it was the incident where 2 chimps tore the testicles and foot off the trainer http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/ ... 8061.shtml Investigators said they are trying to figure out how two chimpanzees that viciously attacked a visitor at an animal sanctuary escaped from their cage. The chimps chewed off St. James Davis' nose and severely mauled his genitals and limbs Thursday before the son-in-law of the sanctuary's owner shot the animals to death, authorities said.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:29 pm

Anonymous	A Reason To Not Hang Out With Great Apes I almost created a thread on this. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/usanimalschimpanzees US man's face torn off by chimps during birthday visit to simian pal Fri Mar 4, 3:28 PM ET U.S. National - AFP LOS ANGELES (AFP) - An American animal lover's face was torn off in a savage attack by two huge chimpanzees as he delivered a birthday cake to his former chimp pet of 30 years, officials said. The victim, James Davis, 62, was in critical condition after suffering severe facial and bodily injuries as he and his wife paid a visit Thursday to their old simian pal, Moe. Davis was attacked by two male chimpanzees who had escaped from a cage adjoining Moe's at the Animal Haven Ranch, near the town of Bakersfield, north of Los Angeles, the California Department of Fish and Game said. "The two male chimpanzees attacked Mr Davis, who received substantial injuries to his face, abdomen and upper body," department spokesman Steve Martarano told AFP. "It was a very bloody attack, indeed," he added. Davis was rushed to hospital, where he underwent extensive operations, including reconstructive surgery to reattach parts of his face torn off in the attack. His foot and testicles were also mauled. The victim's wife, La Donna Davis, 64, sustained serious hand injuries during the attack that ended when the two chimps were shot dead, Martarano said. "The Davises were visiting Moe to give him a birthday cake, and somehow the two males escaped from the cage next to Moe's that housed a total of four chimpanzees," Martarano said. "Moe was not involved in the attack." The two assailants -- 16-year-old Buddy and 13-year-old Ollie -- were shot and killed by a relative of the sanctuary's owner. The two female chimps that had been in the cage escaped the sanctuary during the attack and were tracked down, tranquilized and returned safely to their cage after a four-hour hunt, Martarano said. "We are still investigating, along with the sheriff's department, how the four chimps got out of the cage," Martarano said. It was unclear what had sparked the assault on Davis, who had kept Moe for 30 years until he was forced to give him up five years ago. The 101-centimeter (40-inch) tall, 56 kilogram (125-pound) chimpanzee, was taken from the Davises in September 1999, after Moe injured a police officer and bit off the tip of a woman's finger when she stuck it in his cage. Chimpanzee experts said the attack on the Davises might have been the result of jealousy or some perceived sleight against Moe's hairy neighbours. Perhaps "a human did something that in the mind of a chimpanzee is perceived to be an insult or a sleight" said Martine Collette of the Wildlife Waystation. Jealousy can be a factor among the highly intelligent animals that should not be kept as pets, she said. "There are chimps who are shy, some who are very aggressive, some who are good natured. But it's circumstances that set chimps off," she said.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:51 pm

Eagle Site Owner Joined: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:09 pm Posts: 14631 Location: Pittsburgh	Monkeys are nuts!!! I can't imagine me letting them eat my testicles though ... I mean come on! Run ... fight ... kick ...punch ... dont just let them munch!
Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:53 pm

Anonymous	I never trusted great apes. Need a reason, go rent Congo. Or Project X. Or 28 Days Later. Or Planet of the Apes. The day is near, the reckoning will soon dawn.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:57 pm

bABA Commander and Chef Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:56 am Posts: 30505 Location: Tonight ... YOU!	or place your bets Last edited by bABA on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:01 pm

Anonymous	Indeed.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:03 pm

Eagle Site Owner Joined: Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:09 pm Posts: 14631 Location: Pittsburgh
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:05 pm

Anonymous	One second, Paul Haggis the screenwriter of Million Dollar Baby would like to weigh in.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:08 pm

bABA Commander and Chef Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:56 am Posts: 30505 Location: Tonight ... YOU!	Woody Allen wishes to express his interest
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:10 pm

El Maskado Arrrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh! Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:17 pm Posts: 21572	loyalfromlondon wrote: I never trusted great apes. Need a reason, go rent Congo. Or Project X. Or 28 Days Later. Or Planet of the Apes. The day is near, the reckoning will soon dawn. Too late We already have one running our country
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:34 pm

jb007 Veteran Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:47 pm Posts: 3917 Location: Las Vegas	@Eagle: Maybe the monkeys hated school just like the kids :wink: @roid: The post above is precious =D> _________________ Dr. RajKumar 4/24/1929 - 4/12/2006 The Greatest Actor Ever. Thanks for The Best Cinematic Memories of My Life.
Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:12 pm
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