I had a standoff with a monkey over my passport in Bali

I was exploring alone in Bali when a monkey snatched my passport right from my hands. I had to trade a bunch of bananas to get it back, which was HILARIOUS to everyone around. What's the weirdest animal encounter you've had while traveling solo?

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the_sandra7mo ago

Trading bananas for your passport is pretty classic monkey business. Mine was less playful: got surrounded by rats the size of small cats in a temple courtyard. They just moved in a silent wave, parting around my feet. Felt less like an encounter and more like being politely ignored by a rodent army.

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nathan2827mo ago

Keeping still and quiet made the rats ignore me too.

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hugoa837mo ago

Yeah, that's the trick. Slow, shallow breathing sells it. They key off movement more than anything.

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