China Using Troop of Trained Monkeys To Guard Air Base 119
samzenpus (5) writes "No, they don't have guns and they don't ride on top of drones. Instead the small troop of macaques have been trained to guard air bases from birds who often get caught in aircraft engines. Government sources say the monkeys have proven more effective than netting, scarecrows, firecrackers and soldiers with live ammunition in dealing with birds. From the article: 'The macaques are trained to respond to precise whistle commands from their handlers, according to the Chinese military, leaping into action, clambering up trees to destroy nests and scare away birds, according to an account on China's Air Force News Web site on Sunday. The particular air force base employing the monkeys was left unidentified, described simply as being in the Beijing military zone. Base commanders in the account said the monkeys have destroyed more than 180 nests, at a pace of six to eight nests per monkey per day.'"
Birdpocalypse (Score:4, Insightful)
180 nests gone, at 6 nests/monkey/day? really? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:but but... (Score:2, Insightful)
Don't worry, there's still an infinite number of monkeys typing Shakespeare even though they took a few for this project.