In Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, a tourist accidentally found a golden snub-nosed monkey crossing the road on the side of the road, and when he saw the arrival of humans, he did not flee in panic, nor did he grin at the human beings, as if he regarded the tourists as friends he had not seen for a long time, and quietly looked at each other.
The tourist handed it an apple, and the golden snub-nosed monkey did not politely take the apple gracefully, and then ran to the side to nibble slowly.
Tourists said: "This golden monkey is particularly elegant and does not grab anything."
You know, the same monkey, people's evaluation of macaques can be much worse, many people directly call macaques "splash monkeys", many cities around the world have been attacked by macaques.
For example, India has always been very good to macaques because of religious reasons, but instead of being grateful, the macaques are in turmoil. Not only did they run to human settlements to grab food, they even pushed people off the balcony, and what was even more heinous was that they attacked children and even led to the death of children.
During this time, Yamaguchi City, Japan, was also troubled by macaques, and people found that the local macaques began to attack humans frequently, even children, and a girl who was only 10 months old was scratched by macaques who broke into the house while playing at home, leaving multiple scars.
The monkeys of Mount Emei on the mainland and the monkeys in Qianling Mountain Park are also frequently in trouble, and even attack tourists, robbing tourists of backpacks and food, bringing tourists a bad experience.
They are all monkeys, why is the difference between golden snub-nosed monkeys and macaques so great?
Why do macaques become monkeys?
In fact, macaques in the wild environment are more afraid of people, and they will take the initiative to avoid people, and they prefer to travel freely in the forest.
However, many places are faced with the destruction of the macaque habitat, the macaque is forced to approach the human settlement, and for a long time with humans in an environment, the macaques will gradually become less afraid of people, at this time their destructive side will be exposed.
Macaques are adaptable, social animals, have moody and sad performance, and can hurt people when their emotions are restless. And there will be a monkey king in the monkey group, the election of the monkey king is produced through fierce fighting, only by defeating the challenger, can he become a new generation of monkey king, and some of the losers will not only be expelled, but also left with lifelong disabilities.
However, once you become the monkey king, you can enjoy the privileges of the monkey group, such as the mating rights of the female and the priority of eating.
Macaques are inherently lively and curious, and when they come to the vicinity of human settlements, it doesn't take long for them to adapt to getting along with humans, and even intrude into human homes for food.
In April this year, Nanjing encountered a group of uninvited guests, these monkeys not only broke into people's houses, but also stole potato chips, turned on gas, and even defecated at the owner's house.
In the end, these mischievous monkeys were "arrested" and the local residents returned to their original peaceful lives.
Another factor that macaques hurt is that humans feed them.
Wild macaques have their own means of foraging, they are mainly looking for wild plants, but in some places with more tourists, people will feed the macaques, causing the macaques to get too close to humans.
For example, there is a monkey god in Indian religion, there was a movie "Little Lolita's Monkey God Uncle", in which the monkey god uncle is this uncle is a loyal worshipper of the monkey god, and every monkey god must worship.
Because of the monkey god, the local area not only does not harm the monkeys, but also feeds the monkeys, especially on the side of the road where the monkeys are infested or near the temple, where the people will put food and fruits, which also causes wild macaques to stay away from the forest and get used to getting along with humans.
But monkeys are monkeys after all, and after getting used to human feeding and human friendliness, macaques gradually become bolder and begin to become wanton, not only intercepting tourists, but even hurting people.
India once had to order a "ban on feeding wild monkeys and up to three years in prison" due to the increasing number of monkey injuries.
Why is the golden snub-nosed monkey so elegant?
Compared with the macaque, the golden snub-nosed monkey is like the noble among the monkeys, it is not only elegant in image, but also the behavior is not as rude as the macaque, the main reason for this is because the golden snub-nosed monkey family is a very typical family lifestyle, the members will take care of each other, the atmosphere is friendly.
Another major reason to subvert people's cognition, in fact, in the evolutionary status, macaques are more advanced than golden monkeys, they are more intelligent, higher IQ, adaptability is very strong, although they are destructive, trespassing in people's houses, but to know that some macaques enter the house through skills, the so-called hooligans are not terrible, afraid of hooligans have culture, macaques are more naughty, more destructive is also because of this.
Nowadays, the area where the golden snub-nosed monkey is located is very fond of it, and the residents are not afraid to see it, nor are they driven away, but they will give it food, according to the locals, this golden snub-nosed monkey who receives apples likes to eat peanuts and apples, and has been living in harmony with the locals for a long time.
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