Monkeys-dogs gang war, rats drinking booze, other strange news from 2021

Monkeys vs dogs gang war, rats drinking seized booze and other strange news from 2021.

Maharashtra's Beed district reported a rare case of a 'gang war' between a group of monkeys and dogs. It was reported that the monkeys were allegedly throwing puppies off from high trees and buildings to avenge the death of an infant monkey that was mauled by a few stray dogs in the area. Even 2 monkeys involved in the killing were captured by a Nagpur Forest Dept team. Credit: DH Photo

In a bizarre incident, the Haryana cops blamed rats for consuming thousands of litres of alcohol stored in different police stations in the state. Reportedly, the rodents drank nearly 29,000 litres of liquor which was stored in 25 different police station. Credit: DH Photo

Yoshiro Mori resigned as Tokyo Olympics chief in February after the former premier declared that the trouble with women is... they talk too much. However, Mori later apologised, saying:

Taiwan pleaded with people to stop changing their name after scores changed theirs to

South Korean officials issued a reminder to pregnant women to have enough pressed shirts, socks and underpants and frozen meals ready for their husbands when they are away in hospital giving birth. Credit: Pexels/Vlada Karpovich

US First Lady Jill Biden disguised herself as a flight attendant on Air Force One to hand out ice cream to reporters on April Fools' Day. Credit: AP Photo

Rap star Nicki Minaj was not allowed into New York's Met Ball after revealing she had not been vaccinated because a friend of her cousin in Trinidad said his testicles swelled up after he got the jab. Credit: Reuters Photo

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French male pride swelled at news that the world's most romantic panda -- who is naturally French -- had managed to couple eight times in one day with his new lover. Pandas are not known for their stamina during love-making, but keepers at Beauval zoo said sparks flew when Yuan Zi got up close and personal with his young Chinese mate Huan Huan. Credit: AFP Photo

The entire board of a California primary school resigned after they were caught dissing parents as pot-smoking slackers on a Zoom call. Credit: Reuters Photo

A Taiwanese bank clerk married four times in a month so he could max out the country's statutory eight days of paid holidays for newlyweds. Credit: PTI Photo

A news regarding how ducks can talk -- and they are quacking good impersonators made a lot of noise. Biologists said they can parrot human speech and even imitate the sound of a door closing. Credit: Reuters Photo

A Canadian lawmaker who appeared stark naked on a House of Commons Zoom conference call was caught on camera six weeks later peeing into a coffee cup during a virtual committee meeting. Credit: Reuters Photo

The French town of Bitche had its Facebook page taken down after the US tech giant thought its name was an insult. Credit: Reuters Photo

Scientists in Scotland have invented the DogPhone, which will allow bored Beagles or yappy Yorkies to call their owners for a chat anytime they feel the need. Never fear, the owners can always put them on paws. Credit: Pexels/Artem Beliaikin

A video went viral on social media where a woman was seen using a snake as a hairband while stepping out for shopping at a mall. Credit: Instagram/snake._.world