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croft
middleofnowhere
Clipped a monkey!
Descending a windy mountain road at about 50kph, two monkeys were chilling in the space between the road and the rock face - off my side of the tarmac. A big truck was climbing on the other side of the road. Seeing all this coming, the monkeys freaked out and tried to run back to the trees on the other side of the road (the truck's side). I shouted super loud but that just motivated them more. First monkey just cleared my front wheel, second hit my rear wheel. I looked back and it was still moving quickly so I don't think I hurt it too badly. Glad I didn't get knocked off course as it's a hairy descent.