In a possible bid to distract everyone’s attention from their spectacular shortcomings, Commonwealth Games organisers are training monkeys to patrol stadiums and scare off intruding wildlife.
Langur monkeys. Like regular monkeys, but more evil. Photo:AP
The highly intelligent (a bit too intelligent, if you ask me) langur monkeys are being used to guard stadiums and accommodation facilities against the potentially meddlesome influence of wild monkeys, dogs and snakes. Monkey trainers have been drafted in from miles around to aid preparations in the last few days leading up to the opening of the Games.
Some teams had threatened to boycott the Games over safety and health concerns. One South African competitor even discovered a welcome gift in the form of a cobra snake in his room. Notable withdrawals from the Games thus far include Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt and triple jump champion Phillips Idowu, who withdrew over safety concerns.
The Games are due to commence this weekend. Hopefully this won’t turn into another episode of When Monkeys Attack.
Source: Telegraph
