Yes, there is. It is the southern reaches of the Kalahari, far beyond the normally traveled ways of men, beyond the burning sands and the black conical hills, in a region guarded by a ring of fire mountains.

It takes weeks for the monkeys to deliver their dead; they travel by night, avoiding predators, in herds for strength.

It is a sight few humans have ever seen, but none who have can ever forget the Death Ritual of the Monkey Tribes.

Here is how it goes....