* My comments in red between stars.

I thought this might come in handy here. *


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What should you do if monkeys are picking on you?

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To diffuse the situation, don't make eye contact or smile with your teeth showing—in the nonhuman primate world, these are almost always signs of aggression.

* In other words, don't offer a strong reaction. *

Monkey attacks are extremely rare in the wild; the creatures tend to be scared of us and often scamper away when a person gets within 100 feet. As monkeys lose their habitats around the world, though, they've started to live in closer proximity to humans, and that causes conflict.

* Now they're even getting online *

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Rhesus macaques, the aggressive monkeys that cause a lot of the trouble in Delhi, will then warn you with a grunt.

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....they'll grab at your knees and legs, and put their mouths on you so that you can feel their teeth. Finally, if you still won't cooperate, they'll sink their canines into you.

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....What if you can't or won't appease the monkeys ....

You can try to chase them off by shaking a stick at them, but they might get violent if cornered. If they don't budge, bop 'em on the head; visitors to temples in India sometimes carry a stick for just this reason.

* Of course the monkeys we have here, you cannot "bop 'em on the head". Only figuratively can you "bop 'em on the head" by reporting their nastiness to a moderator:

drgoodtrips

MattLarson

Speakeasy

Crystal

O'Sullivan Bere *

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. ...But whatever you do, don't freak out; those who scream, wave their arms, and run away are only going to make the macaques even more aggressive.

* Offer little or NO reaction :-) *

What to do if you're attacked by monkeys. - By Michelle Tsai - Slate Magazine