Hallo,

Am 31.08.23 um 09:41 schrieb Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at
port.ac.uk (via tml list):
>

> PS ObTrav
> Just heard on the radio a wonderful news item.  In an effort to stop
> smaller monkeys spoiling some event that's being held in an Indian city,
> the authorities are employing 30 men to imitate larger monkeys and scare
> them off.  (They can't use real ones as they did previously due to
> recent animal welfare laws).  I'm sure there's at least some
> 'atmosphere' for a Traveller scene in there somewhere!)
> There's a sting in the tail however.  Apparently the smaller monkeys are
> quite good at learning that it's a trick...

I wonder how you qualifiy (and apply) for such a job...

But on a related note, a friend, who works for a company with branches
in India, told  me about a different take on the monkey problem.

It seems that there are Indian Companys who keep "company monkeys",
Small packs of monkeys are tolerated and even fed on the grounds of a
company, so that they make them to their "turf" and chase away other
monkeys.

Littel Fuzzy, anyone?

Bye
Ingo