We were driving to the beach when we stopped at a toll booth. There were about ten or fifteen monkeys walking around and eating some mangoes. The thing that was amazing, but equally dangerous, was that they were totally unafraid by the large buses and trucks whizzing by. I'll remind you that this was at a toll booth. The monkeys here are so used to human contact here. It's really cool to see because you get to see monkeys all over the place. But in reality, they are kind of a pest. They can damage property and hurt people as well.
But although it's not good for the monkeys to not fear humans, it's totally our fault. The people here feed them food and allow them to get close. Another sad thing is that the people here can get very violent towards these monkeys. I can't even count the number of times I've seen monkeys in the city that are missing legs and arms and a tail. It's really depressing and although the monkeys can be pests, I wish the people here would handle the problem a little better. Nevertheless, it's so cool that these monkeys are roaming free in the "wild". It's really amazing to see these awesome animals.
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