Which monkeys are considered sacred in India. In India, huge flocks of macaques are hosting in large cities. Canine Pregnancy Syndrome

Buying tours to India, Russians, being on the streets of Indian cities, should be very careful. Tourists are rarely threatened by locals and even criminals, and the police generally treat tourists more than kindly. In large Indian cities, there are even special police departments that deal with all issues and problems of tourists.

The most terrible threat on the streets of Indian cities is macaques. It is terrible to imagine, but in Delhi alone there are more than 10 thousand individuals, although of course, it is difficult to determine the exact number of street robbers, because they multiply quite quickly.

A monkey in India is a sacred animal, and therefore it is strictly forbidden to beat, let alone kill them, both for local residents and law enforcement officers. According to Indian beliefs, the macaque is the earthly representative of the deity Hanuman, who is quite revered among the Hindus. Moreover, Hindu traditions oblige to treat all sacred animals on Tuesday and Saturday. Which, of course, Indians regularly do. As a result, the monkeys on the streets of Indian cities feel more than at ease.

Despite all the tricks of the tailed robbers, it is useless to complain about them, since the police do not respond to their antics, and there are simply no other services that would deal specifically with monkeys in India. Fully aware of their impunity, the monkeys are doing real "mayhem" on the streets of Delhi.

Monkeys are primarily interested in food supplies. Therefore, when they see something of interest to the monkeys in the hands of the townspeople, they do not hesitate to attack even people. As a result, the monkeys literally snatch packages, bags and other things from the hands of local residents. Moreover, attacks are rarely limited to the theft of food, because they still need to be reached. And the teeth of Indian macaques are quite sharp. Therefore, torn bags or other things to shreds are not uncommon.

Monkeys pay no less attention to bright and shiny objects. Therefore, mirrors and photographic equipment should be used carefully so as not to attract the attention of four-legged primates.

Reports of incidents involving monkeys appear almost regularly. One of the clearest examples of the outrages perpetrated by monkeys was the ruin and disruption of the wedding ceremony. An Indian wedding is always accompanied by bright costumes, as well as a stormy feast. Such activity on one of the streets of Delhi attracted the attention of a whole flock of monkeys. As a result, food supplies were practically destroyed, clothes were torn, and the wedding fell through, and some guests also needed medical attention, since the wounds inflicted by the teeth and claws of monkeys can be dangerous.

Interestingly, almost everyone suffers from the invasion of monkeys - state and public institutions, police officers, local residents, as well as tourists. Therefore, being on the streets of an Indian city, you should not once again attract the attention of four-legged animals. And when coming into contact with them, you should be quite careful, as their bites are very unpleasant and painful.

In the Indian capital of Delhi, there are new guards of peace and life of citizens. These are tailed langur monkeys. No one but them can cope with macaques, which have recently been increasingly attacking people.

Religion forbids Hindus from harming these animals. But everything is in balance in nature, and it turned out that dangerous macaques are very afraid of long-tailed langurs and do not dare to approach them.

Elite suburb of New Delhi. Every day from 8 to 17 a security guard named Sunil works here. He walks around the district, menacingly raising a two-meter tail and sometimes exposing fangs. His partner Anish tells how these inhabitants of the Indian jungle - langurs - were called to the service.

“The authorities were looking for trainers for the captured monkeys. I trained him, we worked together and have been patrolling this territory for several years now - he drives the monkeys away from here, I drive the onlookers away from him,” says the trainer.

The guard langur appeared in the area after the most famous human-monkey fight in India. On a beautiful glass balcony, a respectable man in his fifties was reading a newspaper. Suddenly, a noise was heard, the owner was thrown from the second floor onto the asphalt, and he died on the way to the hospital. The newly elected vice-mayor of Delhi was killed, the attackers were macaques.

This tragedy showed that macaques are dangerous neighbors even for the most senior Indian. Now in the center of Delhi alone, the population of primates is about 20,000 animals - this is more than in many Indian national parks. Their native home, the jungle, is increasingly crowding the big cities, so the red-faced monkeys, as they are called here, go to these very big cities for food, and the Hindus cannot refuse them this.

Monkeys in India are considered the earthly incarnation of the god Hanuman, therefore they are no less sacred than, for example, cows. They cannot be driven out, beaten, and even more so killed, monkeys can only be appeased. For example, a banana. And how then to deal with their invasion? Force them to protect themselves, came up with Indian veterinarians. No kidding. We have to mix oral contraceptives in macaque food, fortunately, human ones are quite suitable.

But either due to the fact that hormonal drugs are expensive, or because not all of them reach the addressees, the program was quickly curtailed. The fertility of primates did not decrease at all - in Delhi they began to raid the Indian parliament and even visit the presidential palace, gnawing wires and rushing at officials. The Supreme Court stood up for civil servants and ordered the mayor's office to find a new solution.

“There are 200-300 monkeys in my area. And they already know my face. They see and run away. But I can’t relax and shut up even for a minute - they will attack. Therefore, every evening my voice sits,” says Mahendr Harisankar.

And in the tourist city of Agra, the monkeys turned everything upside down.

"We have a cage here. For people. Previously, there was none, and tourists came here in the afternoon heat and enjoyed the view of the Taj Mahal. Monkeys also came to steal food. Such meetings are a risk for the tourist. They often end in bites," he says restaurant owner Ankit Saraswat.

Indian doctors have found that monkeys can carry up to 40 infections. This rooftop restaurant, like many others in Agra, is empty - few people like the view of the Taj Mahal from behind bars. And the owner can only joke, they say, the macaques showed who is the boss here.

Ecology

The fauna for Hindus is an integral part of their religious beliefs, many four-legged animals are for them real deities who are revered and afraid to offend. Some animals are especially associated interesting and even funny stories which I would like to talk about.

Dogs of India

Canine Pregnancy Syndrome

Dog bites are a worldwide phenomenon, but in the west many stray dogs receive rabies vaccinations. In India, of course, no one does such vaccinations, so there are more than enough accidents from the bite of infected dogs.

India has more stray dogs than any other country tens of millions of them attack people. According to very rough estimates, about 20,000 people die every year from dog attacks in India.

In rural areas, a rumor has spread that if a person is bitten by a dog, her embryo begins to grow in his body, in other words, with the help of a bite, dogs can impregnate a person (and not only women)!

The dog pregnancy syndrome has become a real hysteria among the population with a low level of education, which in India abounds. Those bitten swear that they feel the movements of the fetus inside them and even start acting weird eg bark.

Instead of going to a doctor, these people mostly turn to sorcerers who offer them Mystery Fetal Resorption Medicines. Only after that the bitten person more or less calms down.

Monkeys of India

Sacred animals take advantage of their position

Like some other peoples, Hindus consider monkeys to be sacred animals. That is why they are very condescending to the fact that thousands of rhesus monkeys calmly roam the streets of cities, climb into houses, spoil property and steal.

These animals are incredibly dangerous because bite hard. Hordes of monkeys run amok in settlements. For example, the situation in cities such as New Delhi, generally catastrophic, so sometimes they try to set traps on the streets. However, these animals are so smart that they are easily bypassed.

In 2007, newspapers wrote about one tragic case. Some Savinder Singh Baiva fell from the balcony and crashed, trying to repel the attack of the hated monkeys. Although people are attacked daily by macaques, citizens do not stop feeding them. Looks like the problem is still there will remain relevant.

pig toilets

Pigs have a reputation enough dirty animals, however, they boast excellent mental abilities. Hungry pigs can eat almost anything, including garbage and human excrement.

In Goa there are so-called pig toilets- small stone buildings-toilets for people, which are connected to pig sheds. Through the holes, what gets into the toilet gets into the barn, and pigs gratefully accept "treats".

In the old days, these structures were used for hygiene, but with the advent of plumbing the need for them has largely disappeared. Some of these toilets are still in operation in India.

indian birds

Indian Sip Crisis

Indian Sips from the genus of vultures are by nature predatory scavengers. Huge wings allow them to make circles in the air for several hours. Their beaks are designed to tear off chunks of flesh from prey. Despite all these awesome qualities of vultures, they play an important role in the ecological cycle helping to process carrion.

Even 20 years ago, there were a huge number of these birds in India - flocks of vultures circled in the air, making the sky black. But by 1999 their numbers have dropped substantially due to a mysterious kidney disease. By 2008 the number of sips decreased by 10 percent. Later it turned out that the birds died because of the medicine - diclofenac(painkiller, which is on a par with aspirin and ibuprofen).

Hindus deeply revere cows and if they notice any signs of pain in them, they pump them with diclofenac. After the death of animals, vultures usually eat their corpses.. Despite the fact that vultures have one of the most advanced digestive systems on the planet, they are unable to process medicine.

India bans giving diclofenac to animals in 2006 year, but it is still widely used. The disappearance of Indian vultures threatens with great disaster: wild dogs and rats that spread pathogens will take their place. Vultures in this sense are irreplaceable predators, since all harmful substances in their stomachs are destroyed.

Indian tigers

killer cats

When tens of thousands of these big tabby cats lived in India, they were dangerous, so the locals knew very well that at night you can't go far from the fire to avoid becoming prey to predators.

Hunting for tigers is a serious matter, as a predator is not so easy to kill. Even a tiger wounded in a vital organ may not die immediately. A wounded beast can run away and then attack weaker prey. Tigers often attack people, suspecting nothing.

famous Champawat tigress killer was considered one of the most dangerous predators, it had over 400 deaths. In 1907 the legendary hunter Jim Corbett finally put an end to her chaos.

There are relatively few tigers left in India today, according to the World Wildlife Fund, about 3200 big cats. Every year, these creatures kill dozens of people, especially in Sundarbans, mangrove forests, where about 500 tigers are found.

There is an assumption that bad water makes tigers irritable and unnaturally aggressive. The fishermen who come to these places wear face masks on the back of the head because tigers love to attack from behind.

Indian elephants

Drunkenness in the animal kingdom

We can't stop admiring elephants - the largest land mammals, which have great intelligence. Elephants can resemble humans: some especially intelligent representatives even they can draw real pictures, as well as imitate human speech. Just like us, elephants sometimes want to drink something intoxicating.

In 2012, a herd of elephants from 50 individuals drunk alcoholic drink from the flowers of the tree maduka. After drinking about 500 liters of alcohol, the elephants became violent and destroyed dozens of houses in the village. Dumurkot. After a few hours, they left the village, leaving behind the strongest destruction.

This isn't the first time elephants have been involved in drunken brawls. The problem has become so widespread that in some areas, fences hung hot chili peppers in the hope that he will scare away the elephants. It is known that chili peppers are the most spicy, so intruders at the sight of them try to stay away.

Fish of India

Dangerous underwater predators

Catfish can reach impressive sizes, but these fish usually do not cause thoughts of danger. In the Kali River in India, South Asian giant catfish who is blamed for the deaths of several people.

According to Indian customs, after death, the human body is burned, and all that remains is thrown into the river. Giant catfish feast on these human remains. On such a diet, fish can reach incredible sizes - up to 70 kilograms. There is no doubt that they are involved in the mysterious disappearances of bathers.

Although catfish do not have a reputation for being such dangerous predators as sharks, fish the size of a man can easily grab a swimmer by the leg and pull him to the depth, drowning him.

Lions of India

Rare endangered species

In India, there are not only tigers, but also other big cats. Rare Asian lions live in the national park Gir forest in the west of the country. Once these animals could be found not only in Africa, India and the Middle East, but even in Europe - in Greece and Hungary!

Today, the number of lions has been reduced to a minimum. Gir lions exist only about 400 individuals, and are separated from their African relatives by tens of thousands of years of evolution. Indian lions are slightly smaller than African lions, and their manes are not as lush.

Unfortunately, there are so few of these predators left that they are forced to resort to inbreeding, which significantly weakens their immunity. Any epidemic or even forest fire can completely destroy the entire population. A small group of lions have been relocated to a neighboring state to preserve this rare subspecies.

Rats of India

Holy Temple of the Rats

A rat that has climbed into the house can panic all household members. These animals are uninvited guests for our dwellings. It turns out that in some parts of India, rats are not only not afraid, but even revered as sacred animals.

in the temple Karni Mats in northern India (state Rajasthan) live thousands of rats, which are protected and fed. According to legend, Karni Mata was a Hindu saint - the incarnation on Earth of the goddess Durga. When one of Mata's stepsons drowned, she began to pray to the god of death, Yama, to return her son to her. Pit turned all of Mata's children into rats.

In the temple of Karni Mata today lives, according to the ministers, about 20 thousand rats who feast on milk kindly provided to them by believers in large vats. Among the huge number of gray rodents there are a few whites, who are considered the incarnation of Karni Mata herself and her sons. To see these albinos is considered a great success.

The temple is open to the public, but far away not all tourists dare to get into it: rats are everywhere, and they are not at all afraid of people. Moreover, only barefoot is allowed to enter the temple grounds.

Enemies of dangerous cobras - mongooses

A story about Riki-tiki-tavi Kipling is not an invention at all. King Cobra- one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet. She has a curious feature: the cobra can rise up and even look into the eyes of a person of average height, while she emits a frightening hiss and widely inflates her hood. In one bite of a cobra so much poison that it is enough to kill 20 people. However, even such a dangerous beast has enemies.

mongoose- small cute animals the size of a ferret. However, these animals turn out to be very dexterous predators: they are fast, agile and can kill a cobra or any other snake with incredible agility.

They have protection against deadly poison, therefore, even after being bitten by a cobra, they do not die, however, they are so good at hunting that the snake just does not have time to bite them. They begin to dance from side to side in front of the snake, jumping deftly when the snake tries to strike. At the right moment, the mongoose grabs the snake by the head and kills it.