Although often quite harmless (yet seldom really useful), some of them can actually be quite detrimental, without the adopting firms realising it.

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''Chhotu is very friendly, really quite harmless, but can be pricey in other ways too, '' his handler Raja Goswami reveals, as his pet primate perches above him on a branch, peering lazily at his surroundings.

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However, it turns out that Mr. Abraham may not be quite the harmless sheep he's portrayed by his family.

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" She adds: "They can see we are pretty harmless, and those involved in NGOs are quite patriotic Malaysians.

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Changing the date seemed harmless enough, but it proved to be quite controversial.

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