Fighting monkeys cause nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has grappled with a struggling energy grid for years, and monkeys are making it worse. On Sunday at around 11:00 local time (12:30 AM EST), a nationwide blackout forced its 22 million residents to either turn to personal generators,
After Sri Lanka, why is Nepal considering selling its monkeys to China?
Nepali Congress lawmaker Ram Hari Khatiwada proposed selling monkeys to China to address growing agricultural destruction caused by the animals. Citing Sri Lanka’s example, he suggested it as a strategy to manage the simian menace in hilly areas.
‘Monkey’ menace: Sri Lanka faces nationwide blackout chaos, power cuts to follow
A monkey caused a major power outage in Sri Lanka, leading to scheduled 90-minute power cuts due to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant.
Monkey Accused of Cutting Off Entire Nation’s Power Supply
Power was being restored across Sri Lanka on Monday, after officials blamed a monkey for entering a power station near the capital Colombo and triggering a nationwide blackout a day earlier. “A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer,
Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
A monkey just caused a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka, leaving 22 million people in the dark for hours. But how did one monkey manage to trip the power grid?
Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka caused by rogue monkey in electrical grid
No more monkeys jumping on the power grid! A countrywide power outage that left many stuck without cool air during a sweltering hot day in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a rogue monkey who climbed into a power station south of the capital Colombo.
Monkeys break into power station and cause electricity outage for 22m people
At around 11:30am local time on Sunday, a rogue group of monkeys jumped into the Panadura Power Station in Sri Lanka, with ...
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Faced with increased crop-destruction and simian menace, Nepal lawmaker suggests “selling monkeys to China”
A lawmaker from Nepal’s lower house has suggested that the government should sell monkeys to China as a solution to growing ...
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YouTubers blamed after monkeys attack at ancient temple
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Alabama woman helped make ‘crushing’ videos of monkeys being tortured and killed
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Monkeys attack tourists at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, egged on by YouTubers, officials say
At Angkor Wat and other temple ruins nearby, macaque monkeys fed by YouTubers creating videos are stealing visitors’ food and ...
Research facility CEO slams PETA as activists call for monkeys to be sent to sanctuary
The CEO of a Lowcountry primate research facility has blunt words for one of the animal rights organizations calling for the ...
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