Believe it or not, but this is a true happening in a remote tribal hamlet in Telangana village located at Adilabad district, alcoholic monkeys roam on the streets waiting for people to leave their drinks. Yes, there is an entire village of drunken monkeys.
The monkeys would sneak down from the trees, jump on the tables and start drinking on spotting a drink that had been left unfinished. At times, they even raid local bars and houses in search of their next booze.
For over a three years, Sita has been living on a tree near a beer shop in that village. Over the years, she has become the local star, as visitors flock to the area to see the monkey drinking beer.
According to Ramaiah, a local vendor, Sita developed the “addiction” after some taxi drivers gave her some beer on a hot summer day couple of years back. “Since then, drivers who pass by have been providing her with half or quarter bottles of beer,” he says.
According to local observation, if offered the choice between sugary water and sugary water with alcohol content in it, they choose the latter. And will drink enough to change their behavior.
While 15 per cent of vervet monkeys drink frequently and prefer their alcohol neat or diluted with water, the same proportion drink little or no alcohol. But five per cent are seriously abusive binge drinkers. They get drunk, start fights and consume as much as they can until passing out. #KhabarLive #hydnews