so one can keep a dog, a cat, even a cow (horse) as a pet, friend and companion; why not monkeys? Used to be in India, we had them till the Indian wildlife protection act kicked in.

Actually, your monkey will love you to death (really) but there's then the other side. As a 'troop' they know stealth and steal from farms and fruit vendors. In our towns they harass old women off their possessions and get drunk off of stolen whiskey. To be fair to them, it's cause they don't know how to read, haven't any idea of the law and don't care about 'life after death'.

More over, Indian (Hindu) society has the Devine avtar of a He Man, a Hercules and it is Hanu-man, a money avatar; a God of Yoga. So the Law here reflects this and does not permit 'hurting' a monkey. For this reason, the Langoors are excluded in this discussions.

Langoors? No, they are not chimps at all, or gorillas; may be the Indian version of the orangutan or i must admit, a better version of us Indians, actually. They command respect. Honestly, I walked through a group in some hill country, they 'let me pass'. (thank you)

So in a few cities, we do have the chimp 'menace' and even if we 'trap' them, these monkeys breed too quickly and the government won’t sterilize them. That's the law!!

i met an older chimp, big fella; at a remote construction site; he was there with his troop, kids and all, uninvited; laughed when he caught me taking a shower; I guess he had a better sex life!

Later his missus would thump her chest 'inviting me?'. they left, a neighboring farmer had used those pellet guns.

When chimps get dunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmnzIhbX2bg

I need to get a monkey.

Heard of women making a monkey out of us men
first time the other way around.

Love your Dad!




Things we tell our kids...too funny!

Some monkeys are famous for 'flinging poop'. Meh... that makes them humanlike in their behaviour.

You said it.