The 2010 Commonwealth Games is an international sports competition celebrated by members of the Commonwealth of Nations every 4 years. This year’s festivities will occur in India, a land plagued by small, wild Rhesus macaque monkeys who like to run amuck. In anticipation of the games, Delhi authorities have deployed an army of 10 larger monkeys to keep patrol.

The New Delhi Municipal Council NDMC) has a staff of 28 tall and burly langur monkeys that typically patrol the upscale portions of town. However, 10 additional monkey soldiers have been hired and placed, along with their trainers, right outside the Commonwealth Games.

Chosen because they are large, easy to train, and highly aggressive, the Langur monkeys have been assigned to ward off any wild animals (especially smaller monkeys) that try to attack humans, steal food, or cause any other mischief.

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