How To Prevent or Survive a Monkey Attack

Whether in the remote forests of Bali or in the backyard of some exotic animal dealer, you may encounter a monkey. To avoid bodily injury to yourself or to the monkey, read on for tips on how to protect yourself from any "unwanted" contact. Remember, monkeys have a unique muscular structure, and can possess up to 4 times the strength of the average man because of the amount of lactic acid in their blood.

Steps

1

Learn that whatever the situation is, never heckle a monkey. They have feelings and get irritated, and they are very instinctive. So if you anger or annoy a monkey it will bite, scratch or inflict other bodily harm upon you.

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Take proper precautions, depending on the situation. Look around and think to yourself, "Is the monkey in a secure enclosure?" If not, "Is there a place where I can secure myself if the monkey were to attack?" Avoid operations where monkeys are on leashes or tied to trees.

3

Recognize that even if the monkey is in a cage or enclosure, you need to stay a distance away from the cage. Do not put your hands on the cage, either. Just watch from a distance.

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If you are in a situation where the monkey is not in a cage, you're playing a whole different ball game. Again think, "Is the monkey loose?" "On a chain or rope?" "Within grabbing distance?" If the situation seems safe, proceed to the next step.

5

Step back and look at yourself. Do you have food, shiny jewelery, glasses, children or toys with you? If so, you should remove those items or yourself from the situation. Monkeys are attracted things that shine, smell good and make noise, so be aware of what you may be dangling in front of their faces.

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Stay calm in the unfortunate and unlikely event that you are attacked. If the monkey charges you, don't fight back. The monkey can run, jump and climb better than you. Find something to get in between you and the monkey--a garbage can lid, a car or a steel door, anything you have that works.

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Protect yourself by barricading yourself somewhere--a bathroom or building of some sort, your car. Anything safe and secure should be fine. Unless you've really angered or annoyed the monkey, it should lose interest within minutes and go away.

8

Notify the owner first and then animal control, but only if absolutely necessary.

9

Never get within the monkey's reach.

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Many monkeys roam wild but are frequently in contact with humans. Monkeys like these are frequently taunted by children throwing stones and other objects at them. A good tactic for scaring away a monkey is to pretend to throw something at them or to carry a couple of small rocks to throw at the ground near the monkey's feet. Never throw the stone directly at the monkey unless you are in serious danger.

RUN!

How To make a Bow and Arrow

Things You'll Need

• A Hardwood Stick; About 1 Meter In Length (For The Bow)
• Non-Stretchy String( Weed eater line, 50 pound fishing line, etc.)
• Wood-Cutting Tool (Knife Or An Axe)
• Straight, Dead Sticks; About 1/2 Meter In Length (For Arrows)
• Feathers (For Fletching)
• Flint Stone; Metal; Similar Materials for Making Arrowheads
• Steel Wool (If Making A Green Bow)
• Skill

 

Bow

1

Choose a piece of wood for the bow or stick. This piece of wood should be flexible, such as juniper or mulberry.You can even use a shaft of bamboo or cane but take care that it is not too thick.For that you can use a young bamboo which is strong as well as flexible. Find a piece of dry, dead but not gray and cracking hardwood--oak, lemon tree wood, hickory, yew, black locust, or teak for example--about 1 meter (1 yard +/-) in length. The wood should be free of knots, twists or limbs. Green wood can be used if absolutely necessary, but it should be avoided because it does not provide the same power as dry wood. If using green wood, try for pine. It is the easiest to cut, and clean. Steel wool is usable to clean it off. Also if using green wood, skin it and soak it in hot water. This will help the bow to bend. If it is green wood once you bend it you can steam it over a fire to dry it. Also try to get one that curves enough, so that when you release arrows, the string doesn't slap the side of your hand which is very painful.

 

2

Determine the natural curve of the stick. Every piece of wood will have a natural curve, no matter how slight. As you construct the bow, be mindful of the curve.

 

3

Shape the bow. Ideally, you will want the bow to be strong (and hence thicker) in the center. A thick center will also serve as a good handle. Using a knife or similar tool, shave wood off the inside of the curve (the side that faces behind you when shooting) on the thicker half of the stick until it has the same width and pull as the thinner half. If the stick is roughly the same diameter all along its length, you may need to shave both ends to some degree. You want the bow to end up with a thick, strong center portion flanked by two thinner, more flexible end segments of roughly the same thickness and length (see Figure 1).

 

 

4

Cut notches to hold the bow string. Use your knife to cut notches about 1-2 inches from each end of the bow. The notches should be in the shape of a half moon on the outside of the bow's curve.

 

5

Select a bow string. The string can be made of rawhide, thin nylon rope, hemp cord, fishing line, strands of cotton or silk from caterpillars, perhaps even vines or sinew. If you are stranded in the wilderness, it may be difficult to find a suitable string, and you may need to try a variety of materials before you find one that has the necessary strength. The string should not be stretchy, as the power comes from the wood, not the string.

Arrows

1

Select sticks for arrows. Some strong, straight plants for arrows are goldenrod and mullen. They can be found in fields. Arrows should be formed from the straightest sticks you can find. The wood should be dry and dead, however green wood does work if you can give it some extra time to dry out naturally, as the sap may ignite if placed over a fire to dry; each arrow should be about half as long as the bow, or as long at the bow can draw back. It does not work to have arrows that can't be pulled back to the bow's potential.

 

2

Shape the arrows. You will need to whittle the wood smooth around the circumference of the arrow. You can straighten an arrow by gently heating the shaft over hot coals--do not scorch or burn the wood--and then holding the arrow straight while the wood cools. Carve a small notch at the back end of each arrow to accommodate the bow string.

 

3

Construct the arrowheads. The simplest arrowhead is simply a carved point on the front of the arrow shaft. You can whittle such a point with a knife and then fire harden it by gently heating it in coals (again, be careful not to burn or scorch the wood). You can also construct an arrowhead from metal, stone, glass, or bone and attach it to the arrow's tip by notching the wood, inserting the arrowhead into the notch, and then lashing the arrowhead to the wood with some sort of string or cord.
 

4 

Find some feathers to make the fletchings and glue them (if possible) onto the back ends of the arrows. You could also split back of the arrow, slide the feather in, and tightly wrap a thin thread ( possibly obtained from your own clothes)around the fletching. If a fletching is not feasible, skip this step. While fletching improves the arrow's flight, it is not necessary for a field-expedient weapon.

 

Warnings

• When shaping the bow, make sure to shave wood off the inside of the curve (the belly of the bow). Otherwise, the bow is likely to break on its first use.
• The bow and arrow is not easy to use effectively. If you find yourself in a situation where you need to hunt to survive, you may be better off constructing traps or a more easily-used weapon.
• This bow and arrow is a lethal weapon. Exercise caution when using, and never aim at anything you do not intend to kill.
• Use extreme caution with the knife or axe.
• You may want to carry a bowstring with you when camping as they are hard to make from scratch.
• Keep bow and arrows out of reach of small children.
• Always wait for everyone to finish shooting to collect arrows.
• If you cut the arrow too short and you pull the bow back it can go through your hand.

 

How to Bild a Raft

What you Need for the Raft

The first step is to collect logs which are preferably uniform in size and look similar in origin. The number of logs will differ depending on the size of the raft you'd like to build and a small raft will only need 4-5 logs while a large one can have as many as 10-12.

Building the Raft

The next step is to lash together poles that can hold these logs together. And the right way to do that is by putting poles up and below the raft spaced evenly all across. I.e. you will need to put a pole below the logs you've laid down side by side, and one exactly above it on the logs. Equidistantly put up a few more connectors so that all the logs you laid down are covered. You might need 6-8 logs for the purpose. Lash them together and clamp the edges so they don't move.
These cross poles that you have lashed together will form the base for your elevated platform, and it would be nice if you shave the edges to make them flat so the platform holds strong. The easiest option for the platform is a sheet of plywood as that is available in all sizes. The larger your raft, the larger the sheet of plywood! Screw the plywood sheet onto the cross poles and you are set!
Cut down two more long sturdy logs, which will act as steering poles. Get your life jackets ready, and you are ready to test your raft in flowing water! You can try at a small beach where the waves are not rough; but the best option would be a lake and a small one at that initially, so you can graduate to the rougher waters with experience.

Tips

Just remember build your raft near the shore, so you can just roll it into the water once you are done building. You don't want to lug the heavy thing around once you are done making it and also remember to wear a life jacket!

start small and work your way up!