Monkey
A monkey dressed as The Monkey King stands with a chain around its neck at a zoo in Shenyang, Liaoning province May 10, 2014. Reuters

It is not just humans who are offended when they are flashed the dirty finger. Even primates also do not like being given “the finger.”

A monkey in the Indian city of Shimla was flashed the middle finger by a young man walking in the market of the Himachal Pradesh state’s capital city. The monkey initially jumped up on a crate to get a better view of the young man who did it.

In turn the monkey bares its teeth, but the young man continues to agitate the animal by again flashing it the dirty finger. The monkey them went into action by leaping down and kicking the young man with its two feet, reports the New York Daily News.

The young man falls, but is unhurt. The monkey hides behind a fence, and the man’s companion laughs at him.

Incidents of humans versus monkeys are quite common in Shimla because Himachal Pradesh has about 300,000 monkeys. Last summer, a monkey stole 10,000 rupees, or the equivalent of $156, then went on top of a roof and tossed the money to passersby.

On the average, a local hospital treats 60 monkey bites on humans monthly. In 2008, wildlife officials captured the loose monkeys and returned them to the jungle. However, the officials noticed that the number of primates in the city are again high, so they are again considering another relocation project.

According to animal experts, there are several diseases that monkey bites could bring, such as Yellow Fever, falciparum malaria, Kyasanur Forest disease, Tanapox and Mayaro virus. 2ndchance advices people who are bitten by monkeys to scrub the bite or wound with antiseptic Betadine (provone iodone) or Bseptisol/Phisohexx (hexachlorphene cleanser) and rinse. The next step is to flush the wound liberally with warm water for 15 to 20 minutes.

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