Hmmmmm...avoid eye contact...
Posted on 12/03/2002 5:12:57 AM PST by dighton
NAGANO -- Fourteen women were injured Monday after a wild monkey went on the rampage in a residential area of Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, authorities said.
Police and local health officials armed with tranquilizer guns and nets launched a hunt for the 1-meter tall Japanese macaque, but it remains at large.
“An extremely violent ape is roaming the town. Please avoid making eye contact when you spot it,” said a warning issued through outdoor public address systems which have been installed across the town for emergency uses.
Police said the 14 victims -- from women in their teens to those in their 70s -- were tackled, scratched, or bitten by the monkey from around 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. One of the victims, a 72-year-old woman, was badly bitten around her right knee while hanging out laundry and was hospitalized. Another elderly woman broke her arm after she fell while being chased by the ape.
A Shimosuwa official said the strong macaque could be extremely agitated because it was chased out of its habitat after losing out in a fight with another male monkey over who would rule their domain.
I'd like to credit the photographer, but can't seem to find his name.
Sounds like "Algore syndrome."
Hillary or Barbra.
It's obviously Hillary.
Better put some ice on that.
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