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Monkeys lured with potatoes in Japan

TOKYO: In Beppu, a city of Japan, more than 1000 monkeys are fed with potatoes.A cart full of potatoes is presented to more than 1000 monkeys regularly so as to keep them on the mountain and prevent...

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October 22, 2011

Monkeys lured with potatoes in Japan
TOKYO: In Beppu, a city of Japan, more than 1000 monkeys are fed with potatoes.

A cart full of potatoes is presented to more than 1000 monkeys regularly so as to keep them on the mountain and prevent attack on farmers and residents.
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