Nature’s cry for help


AN uninvited visitor came to my house recently.

A long-tailed macaque to be exact, and no, I don’t live on a landed property, my home is an 11th floor apartment. The monkey climbed 11 stories, entering through an open window and ransacked my kitchen.

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Brian Martin

Brian Martin

Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.

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