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Wild Monkey Troupe Welcomes New Students at Kaohsiung University

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A troupe of wild monkeys native to Taiwan has stolen the spotlight at an event welcoming new students to National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung.

Monkey Business at University Orientation

REPORTER:  
A troupe of Formosan rock macaques has made a splash during a welcoming event for new students at a Kaohsiung university.

The monkeys stole the spotlight, climbing around a dorm building. The National Sun Yat-sen University sits inside monkey habitat, and sightings aren’t unusual. Conservationists say it’s possible to live alongside these native monkeys, and important to learn how.

Lin Mei-yin (ASSOC. FOR COEXISTENCE WITH MACACA CYCLOPIS):  
If they do get inside, just open the doors and windows  
and give them a way to get out.  
Then use a stick to hit the ground  
so they don’t come near people.

REPORTER:  
They say keeping food out of reach and the use of netting are both key to keeping conflict with monkeys to a minimum.