Monkeys

Cute? Definitely. Lovable? Perhaps. Shopkeepers in Kumily took aim at the monkeys with slingshots, even as Sarah fed one of them an orange. They are clearly a nuisance. Our hotel in Kumily advised keeping doors and windows closed when not in the room because monkeys might come in and steal items, ala the movie Night at the Museum.

At the Periyar Tiger Preserve, one of them grabbed Sarah's purse and tore it because it smelled an orange in the bag. A mug shot of the offender, or at least its accomplice, is pictured here.