Watch monkeys sit on a man’s lap, and then rub onions all over themselves

[boingboing]

Originally published at: Watch monkeys sit on a man's lap, and then rub onions all over themselves | Boing Boing

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[elk]

That’s bizarre. Will they also be giggling at how many cuddly fleas he’ll find on his person later on?

Thanks but nopes.

[generic_name]

Superstition? Nonsense.

The monkeys know that when applying bug repellent it helps to have another warm body nearby, so the bugs are more likely to leave you and head there.

[Wayward]

A male capuchin monkey bit me on the foot when I was a kid. Those canine teeth he had were vicious, pulled a flap of skin away from the side of my left foot. Luckily (?!!?) it bled so hard it flushed any evil germs away, so no infection. Still have a weird scar.

So a big nope for me.

[Mister44]

Or maybe I’m just a monkey party pooper.

I don’t think so. Monkeys are horrible. My friend from the Philippines hates them even more than me, having to contend with them as a kid.

[kiki]

These monkeys could bite that man! They could be covered in lice or other parasites! He could get scratched and end up with a nasty infection!

I don’t think those concerns are ill-founded at all. It’s generally a good idea to keep your distance from wildlife. There are a lot of confirmed or suspected cases of disease transmission from wildlife to humans. Covid-19, in fact, probably came into the human population from an animal host.

[Grey_Devil]

Yeah nah. I would not want these monkeys on me, as much as i think they’re cute (and they are) they really don’t need to be physically interacting with me or getting on me looking for food. That’s how people get mauled.

[MessyJartin]

Someone get me an onion right now! I’ll take the risk of monkey bugs. Too cute!

[bluehenbear]

Onions are catnip for monkeys?

[MerelyGifted]

Catnip is also an insect repellent.

[Jesse13927]

Hey, whatever floats your boat.

[hecep]

I’m not watching that.