An alert, bought to the attention of the Beetle by Frank, in the
US, about a female traveller in India who was bitten by a monkey at
Agra Fort. Frank saw a report in a Lonely Planet bulletin: the
report says that the traveller was not carrying food, was not
feeding the monkeys or trying to gain their attention, when she
received a nasty bite on the leg, quite out of the blue.
She went on to say that the “friendly” monkeys, as
described in various guide books are far from it: they have become
aggressive and are prone to attacking visitors. She then had to
spend large amounts of time (and money, and worry) ensuring that
she received all of the immunisations against diseases that the
monkeys can carry -these include rabies and a virus which can lead
to encephalitis.
Travellers – you have been warned! Animals like this are still wild
and should be treated with caution.