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Brash Monkey
Thousands of monkeys uprooted by sprawl move into New Delhi |
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14 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:17 PM on 14 Nov 2007 Last month, the deputy mayor of New Delhi fell from a terrace to his death while trying to fend off a gang of wild monkeys. This weekend, rampaging monkeys attacked up to 25 people in the Indian capital. While the scenes are tragic, it would be a stretch to call them unexpected: In the center of New Delhi, monkeys scamper through buildings, bathe in fountains, and frolic in parks and on gro ... |
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| Topics: India, news, placemaking, sprawl, wildlife (all these topics) |
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