A wild rouge monkey attacks a Japanese city! People in fear!
A wild rouge monkey attacks a Japanese city! People in fear!
Updated on July 26, 2022 17:04 PM by admin
Attack in recent weeks!
In Southwestern Japan, wild monkeys have attacked dozens of residents of a city as a report of animals crawling through house windows and striking from behind. Since 8th July, 45 people have been injured by Japanese macaques known as snow monkeys around Yamaguchi city.
Rouge monkey!
The officials reported all the attacks by one rouge monkey, but authorities cannot say it can be responsible for one or several of the animals. In less than a week, the number of attacks doubled.Add Block
Serious injury!
An official from the Yamaguchi city hall, Masato Saito, said attacked persons have been scratched on their hands and legs and bitten on their necks and stomachs but no serious injury. The monkey has clung to a person's leg, and if the person tries to get them off, they get bitten.
Different sizes of monkeys!
Victims reported that they saw different sizes of monkeys as they are small or big changes from person to person on their perception as they are a line-up of monkeys but not sure with one, two, or several.
Attacked outside!
This month, many attacks took place where at least one monkey entered homes and a school through open windows and sliding doors. Saito said that residents are instructed to keep those entry points shut where more people are being attacked outside. On Sunday, officers are armed with tranquilizer guns and step up with their patrols armed with nets.Add Block
Japanese monkey!
Japanese macaque monkeys coexisted alongside humans where Japan is very mountainous, communities live close to mountains, and it is easy for monkeys to enter villages and towns.
An expert in wildlife management and associate professor at Kobe University, Mieko kimono, said the monkeys live in a group. Still, young males are often left to live alone for a period where the monkey responsible for attacks is most likely to be a male individual.
Related: A new research reveals that monkeys can sense their own heartbeats!
The decline in natural habitats!
In Japan, more monkeys are coming into homes and farms, damaging crops. Local governments have measures to chase the monkeys away, and they may use fireworks to track them back into their habitat.