No monkey business: India 'whisperers' guard world championships
Organisers hired a four-member team of monkey whisperers and added non-toxic gel to stop rhesus macaques and birds from disrupting matches.
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‘Monkey whisperers’ guard world championships
As top badminton players descend on New Delhi for the world championships, an unusual band of men have their eyes fixed not on the stars, but on monkeys lurking around.Nazar Khan, 65, is among a four-member team of “monkey whisperers” hired to stop rhesus macaques from gatecrashing the showpiece eve
No monkey business: India 'whisperers' guard world championships
Nazar Khan, 65, is among a four-member team of "monkey whisperers" hired to stop rhesus macaques from gatecrashing the showpiece event, which begins Monday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. The venue has an unenviable reputation. During the India Open in January a monkey was spotted in the stands, while bird droppings and debris from a nest disrupted play, drawing widespread criticism. Determined to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment, organ…
Four traditional monkey hunters have been mobilized at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi to secure the Badminton World Championships, which begin this Monday, August 17th. The organizers intend to avoid...
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