A local legend that they are the descendants of monkeys used to enhance the scenery for the Tarzan movies that were shot in the area in the 1930s is not true, since no Tarzan movie filmed in the area featured rhesus macaques.
This statement refutes a popular myth about the local population being descended from monkeys used as extras in Tarzan films shot in the region during the 1930s. It clarifies that no such film utilized rhesus macaques.