European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monkeys in India part of the neighbourhood by Donald j. Frederick National geographic people and Rhesus monkeys usually gel along Lino in India Hul occasionally things gel out of hand my Mother in Law was billed by Livo monkeys and died rom the Biles says Kamala Ramaker who lives in tight a Village just outside Delhi a s outrageous. They later came Back and Solo the laundry irom my cloth Ellinos " Ramasci s 15 year old neighbor Roona Bhatacharya. Views the animals Dildo Henlly Tho Mon keys Are Par of the neights Wood and have done to no Haim she says i find Ihm quite amusing and decl very lonely when they re nor such of opinion Aro common in India where Rhesus monkeys Fie Efy roam both Countryside and town even though Iho monkeys sometimes pilfer papers offices raid refrigerators and ruin farm crops few indians would consider harming them. Concern for Rhesus monkeys seems just and Wise Lor Iho human race owes inc Rhesus a profound debt of or allude. Most scientists would agree. For All its contributions of Medicine he animal deserves the Nobel prize says Charles soul Wick a University of Colorado biologist who has spent years in India studying the monkeys. As research animal Rhesus monkeys have prevented thousands of human tragedies including birth defects polio and premature heart disease. Tests involving the Rhesus led to development of a reliable and sate polio vaccine in 1953. The thalidomide catastrophe that struck children in Europe in 1961 was averted in the United Stales when Rhesus i search showed that the Tranqu Ilizar caused birth def Coli in heat ology the primates saved lives by showing the Way to treat re problems in Newborn babies. The protein known As the re Factor in some red Hood cells gets its designation irom the Rhesus. Renowned for a lot More than their contributions to science monkeys have Long played an important Lole in the culture and religion of India and much of Asia. In ancient hindu texts hanuman the Monkey god and his hosts Ara associated with the Triumph of Good Over evil. So people Ollyn give bananas to monkeys As a Goodwill gesture a Field near Delft comes alive with monkeys when Mehech Kumer who works in a nearby Cassille factory hops out of his truck to distribute a the soc Way photo Moftey eclat Home in Many asian cities. About 300 bananas. My Boss sent me to explains. Business is Good and he has a lot of Laith in the despite this relatively benign atmosphere in cuss monkeys declined from 2 million in 1960 to about 180,000 in 1982, an alarming drop Lor an animal so Hardy and adaptable alarmed by the steady decline and some methods of medical research. India which had been exporting More than 100,000 Rhesus monkeys annually stopped the Trade in 1978. Tho population has slowly increased loan estimated 270,000 today. Bui Trade was t the Only problem says soul Wick. As he crisscrossed India to Lound a rapidly expanding population Rushing headlong Inlo an age of High technology. While still an agrarian country India is very much in the computer nuclear and space Ages says soul Wick. Minions of acres of forests have been converted into corporate farms cities have grown modern dams and vast irrigation protects have been built. There s less and less room Lor the Lack of a firm government policy is also part of the problem according to Rhesus expert Iqbal Malik an assistant professor of zoology at Delhi University the monkeys we have should be looked after and managed properly so they Don t get out of hand and turn people against Ihm she says they re says Surah Prakas who runs a Smalt food Eland in the Coly of Jaipur. They steal my vegetable besides the Day to Day Monkey business there s also a health Hazard. Monkey Biles Send people to the Hospital every says Ajay Lobo a research scholar who is helping with the study. Today s crossword across i 6 Bucks 11 Eye port 12 airline 40 flying nor Ninov tralnrv42i of arts 4.11 Hull Noli 1 4 gives approval 1 6 Complete 1 6 Kenvl slain 17 Hirsi fir sixth 1� Ciul unit 20 a islam a 48 he in Drill 47 dotes run 49 Flem and to Etc t is Tell lairs 52 family foam Crinan pull trek 53 Len jul niters54 Pisa trn Callnn down1 flatter win rain 2 tvs Francis 3 Numero 4 slllrhex5 an und 6 suffering my
