Watch a clip of the infamous monkey!

The monkey looked on edge, eying my camera nervously. We were already dangerously close, but I crept closer, leaning the lens toward his face. I knew that these Indian monkeys could easily rip a hole through your face if they felt so inclined—and they were likely carrying some horrible disease. But right now, I was feeling pretty invincible. I slowly closed the distance between us from six inches to five, four, three…

The little claw reached out, as if to tap the lens, but when I pulled away, it didn’t let go. The lens, made of solid metal, snapped clean off the front of the camera, and flew out into oncoming traffic. I barely had time to worry about it—the monkey got a running start and lunged at my face, claws outstretched, teeth bared.

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