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New Delhi's monkey business keeps primates at bay

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Danish Pandit | Hanan Zaffar in New Delhi
October 19, 2025

New Delhi's monkeys are running wild across the city, even disrupting operations at key government buildings. Monkey whisperers have now been employed to chase them away.

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