Please don't feed the monkeys.

• Position: INDIA - Rhesus monkeys are pest to residents - Brief article

The victim describes the thugs as quick and clever. "They knew the bag that had the fresh bread," she says. That her muggers were a pair of monkeys may surprise you--but not anyone living in the Indian capital of New Delhi, where the rhesus monkey population is out of control. Hindu custom considers certain animals, including cows, rats, and monkeys to be sacred, and calls for feeding monkeys twice a week. In addition to being sacred, the monkeys are also a nuisance, entering homes, ripping out wiring, and stealing clothes. The city pays...