The Indian Village Where Monkeys Own 32 Acres of Land
The people of Upla, a small village in India’s Maharashtra state, allegedly hold the local monkey population in such high regard that they have had land registered in the animals’ name. Farmland is very precious in India, a country where land disputes between humans are fairly common. That only makes the situation in Upla, a […]
Chinese “Monkey Village” Becomes Living Hell for Locals
A picturesque Chinese village where humans live alongside hundreds of macaques sounds like a great vacation destination, but for the local population it’s apparently a daily living hell. A little over a decade ago, authorities in Xianfeng village, in southwestern Sichuan Province came up with an ingenious plan to boost tourism and turn their quaint settlement in […]