What to do if monkeys are threatening your crops? Some farmers in India have a great solution! From the Deccan Herald: Farmers’ monkey-scaring plan a roaring hit
Deception is the name of a new game in the Malnad region, but it is aimed at harming nobody. Farmers in the region have resorted to painting the fur of dogs to fool monkeys into believing that they are tigers. This, to save their crops from the simians, which were destroying them with utter impunity. [continue]
The article includes a photo of a transformed dog.
This is ingenious! I initially read the blog post heading and thought it sounded like a slightly ‘inconsequential’ article but it wasn’t. These farmers have developed a clever solution to a challenging problem.
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