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19:59, 06-Aug-2017
Rare monkey is a troublemaker in SW China
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A rare wild monkey recently emerged as a troublemaker by attacking a villager, pigs and stealing fruit in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
A photo shows a tourist who was attacked by a monkey in Xi Chang, Sichuan Province on July 25. /Photo from Sina Weibo
A photo shows a tourist who was attacked by a monkey in Xi Chang, Sichuan Province on July 25. /Photo from Sina Weibo
Dai Yongcui, a resident of Galabo Village in Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, was attacked by an Assam macaque, a Class I protected wild animal in China, on her way home on Thursday. The monkey bit her thighs and ears.
"I did not see clearly what it was, and I thought I was bitten by a dog," Dai said. She later had stitches and was vaccinated for rabies.
On Friday, another villager said he saw the monkey stealing pig fodder and peaches. It also bit five pigs owned by the villager. Police used a tranquilizer to catch the monkey when it came back to the village for food on Saturday.
The wild animal has been sent to a nature reserve for treatment and observation. It is in stable condition.
(Source: Xinhua)