Posted on 07/27/2022 9:36:12 PM PDT by george76
People in a southwestern Japanese city have come under attack from monkeys that are trying to snatch babies, biting and clawing at flesh, and sneaking into nursery schools.
The attacks - on 58 people since July 8 - are getting so bad Yamaguchi city hall hired a special unit to hunt the animals with tranquilizer guns.
The monkeys aren't interested in food, so traps haven't worked. They have targeted mostly children and the elderly.
"They are so smart, and they tend to sneak up and attack from behind, often grabbing at your legs," city official Masato Saito said
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When confronted by a monkey, the instructions are: Do not look them in the eye, make yourself look as big as possible, such as by spreading open your coat, then back away as quietly as possible without making sudden moves, according to Saito.
A woman was assaulted by a monkey while hanging laundry on her veranda. Another victim showed bandaged toes. They were taken aback and frightened by how big and fat the monkeys were.
The monkeys terrorizing the community are Japanese macaque, the kind often pictured peacefully bathing in hot springs.
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Although Japan is industrialized and urban, a fair portion of land in the archipelago is mountains and forests. Rare attacks on people by a bear, boars or other wildlife have occurred, but generally not by monkeys.
No one seems to know why the attacks have occurred, and where exactly the troop of monkeys came from remains unclear.
"I have never seen anything like this my entire life," Saito said.
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We’re the monkeys vaxxed?🙀🙀
Monkey pox?
Come on, Japan. Your people are very intelligent and creative. Isn’t it time that Monkey was put on the Menu?
If there is too much Monkeypox worry, then at least make it legal to kill them.
These animals are a serious threat. They are not...
“Monkeying” around!
Clearly BLM-supporting Democrat monkeys.
When did the Biden administration ship democrats to Japan? /s
LOL!
Japan forbids private firearms. If that were in Texas, that monkey wouldn’t have lasted 24 hours.
I *hate* monkeys.
Tranquilizer guns my foot.
Any animal that has learned to be that aggressive needs to be eradicated. They cannot be redeemed or rehabilitated. If you try to relocate them, other groups will learn from their feral behavior.
“Blame monkeypox on us will ya!” (Head monkey)
Monkey Lives Matter!!
MLM!
Tranquilizer guns? Then what?
At least throw them in a sealed chamber and turn on the nitrogen.
A crew with shotguns would be best.
How about on before they learn to BLM? Burn,Loot, and Murder? I know, give them free food, free phones, housing, and their own hideous repungnet music.
same here
That's ra-acist!
Gotta find a new, "politically correct" term for them that doesn't "evoke animosity against Asians."
How about "feral urban primates?"
Regards,
New Japanese movies coming out - “When Monkeys Attack” and “Attack of the Zombie Monkeys”
Anybody have a yen for tickets?
This is an AP story!
Where is the expert blaming this on Global Warming?
Hmmmm.. Haven't we seen this before from similar hominids? d;^)
I’m holding out for “Monkees On A Plane”.
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