Yeah, yeah, monkey business.
The biggest threat to the Commonwealth Games is another species of primate ... terrorists.
But the monkey thing is cute:
NEW DELHI — Security officials at the Commonwealth Games aren't monkeying around anymore, deploying langurs at several venues in New Delhi to keep smaller simians from causing any trouble.
...Spotting monkeys in Delhi is not uncommon. The animals roam through buildings throughout the city, often causing havoc as they scamper through hospitals and government offices.
In 2007, the deputy mayor of New Delhi was killed when he fell from his balcony during an attack by wild monkeys, while 25 other people were wounded when a monkey went on a rampage in the city.
... Besides the stray dogs that run rampant on the streets, a 4-foot cobra was found at the tennis venue and another snake was caught in a room at the athletes' village.
Sacred cows also roam unimpeded in the capital city.
Rats are also major concern but the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is utilizing 600 traps to clear the venues of rodents.
There's also problems with Dengue fever, so mosquito-eating fish are being deployed...
Fun and, uh, Games.
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None of us simians are entirely cute - to be treated with caution...
Rated with hugs
"You'll come for the sport, but you'll stay for the amoebic dysentery."