A young man, mid-car wash, shouted, “Oye! Shooet!” at the approaching monkey. But the monkey didn’t flinch. It wasn’t until the man picked up a stone that the monkey backed off, baring its teeth in anger. As a parting gesture, the monkey left a messy deposit on the veranda of the house.
This incident, mere meters away from Panbang Primary School, raises concerns about student safety. A witness to the event attributed the problem to the recent translocation of monkeys from Trongsa to Royal Manas National Park. “The Trongsa’s monkey is now creating a problem here,” he said. I couldn’t believe what I heard and asked how he came to that conclusion. That’s when the gentleman pointed me to the re...
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