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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

And they LAUGHED at me when I went to Langurwallah School!!!


In an effort to keep monkeys out of the Indian capital's subways, authorities have called in one of the few animals known to scare the creatures — a fierce-looking primate called the langur, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported Wednesday.

The decision to hire a langurwallah — a man who trains and controls the langurs — came after a monkey got into a metro car in June, the newspaper reported.

The langur handler is being paid a retainer of $160 a month, and "he will be called whenever there is a monkey problem," Anuj Dayal, the spokesman for the Delhi Metro Rail Corp., was quoted as saying. -AP

So what happens when the langurs get out of control? Do they summon the Gorillawallah??

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