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This group of monkeys consist of chimpanzees and baboons (neither of which are native to India). In the film, they kidnap Mowgli and take him to their Monkey Town, but Baloo and Bagheera manage to rescue him and escape from them. The Bandar-Log appear in the 2010 TV series. They are led by a female langur named Masha, who is their queen.
Monkeys are revered animals in India, largely because of the monkey god Hanuman. Many Hindus are vegetarian and do not eat any kind of meat, including monkeys. Meat eating Indians also do not kill or eat monkeys. Killing and eating monkeys (or other animals which are considered wild) is both taboo and illegal in India.
Juvenile. The bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata), also known as zati, [2] is a species of macaque endemic to southern India. Its distribution is limited by the Indian Ocean on three sides and the Godavari and Tapti Rivers, along with its related competitor the rhesus macaque in the north.
The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption, [citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states. [citation needed] Cow is the national animal of Nepal and cow slaughter is a punishable offense as per the prevailing law.
In May 2001, reports circulated in New Delhi, India concerning a monkey-like creature that attacked people at night. [4] Eyewitness accounts were often inconsistent, but usually described the creature as about four feet (120 cm) tall, [5] covered in thick black hair, with a metal helmet, metal claws, glowing red eyes and three buttons on its chest.
Monkey menace is a common term for a social and ecological phenomenon in India and Sri Lanka, it describes the growing presence of monkey populations in the rural and urban environments, and the frequent hostile encounters implicated by it.
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Hinduism teaches that a part of God resides in all living things, which forms the atman. [5] As such, reverence and respect for animals is taught. [5]In Hinduism, many animals are venerated, including the tiger, the elephant, the mouse, and especially, the cow.