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Chased By Monkeys, Woman Falls To Death

A 45-year-old woman fell to her death from the first floor of her house allegedly after being chased by monkeys in Rawatpur on Sunday morning around 8am.

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Zoo Atlanta Exhibit Closed After Gorilla Charges Glass

Zoo Atlanta Exhibit Closed After Gorilla Charges Glass: “Zoo Atlanta officials said they closed the gorilla exhibit after a 20-year-old male silver back gorilla charged a glass barrier resulting in cracks in the panel.
Officials said the incident happened Sunday at the Willie B. Conservation Center. Zoo workers said the gorilla, Taz, most likely charged the [...]

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Taliban trains ‘monkey terrorists’ to attack U.S. troops

Taliban forces have taught monkeys how to use the Kalashnikov, Bren light machine gun and trench mortars. They also teach them how to identify and attack soldiers wearing U.S. military uniforms.
Ironically, the idea of training monkeys to fight was first invented by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA in the Vietnam War initiated a [...]

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Chimps Kill Neighbors To Gain New Territory

Chimps Kill Neighbors To Gain New Territory: “Gangs of chimpanzees carry out violent attacks on individuals from rival groups in order to secure more resources or mates, a 10-year study in Uganda has found.
During that time scientists recorded 18 attacks and found signs of three others carried out by a large, male-dominated community of chimpanzees [...]

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Monkey Phobic Woman Attacked By Macaques

Monkey Phobic Woman Attacked By Macaques: “The horrific attack happened on Monkey Island near to the popular holiday island of Phuket in southern Thailand.
‘I thought I was heading for safety under this rock in the shade, only to cool down,’ Mrs Darwell, from Peterborough, said.
‘I laid the towel down and there were no monkeys in [...]

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Amok Malaysian Monkey Shot Dead

Amok Malaysian Monkey Shot Dead: “A monkey set off 10 hours of panic by attacking people in the tiny south western Sabah town of Weston before being shot dead by police.
The monkey had roamed the town and menaced residents, including biting Noraqilah Indrina Mohd Yassin, eight, on her leg.
Noraqilah was accompanying her mother to a [...]

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First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys?

First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys?: “Like the vegetarian who can’t resist the occasional burger, the otherwise herbivorous gorilla might succumb to cravings for its evolutionary cousins, a new study hints.
While some zoo specimens are known to eat meat, wild gorillas eat only plants and fruit, along with the odd insect—as far as scientists know (see [...]

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Chesapeake Man Bitten In Attack By Service Monkey

Chesapeake Man Bitten In Attack By Service Monkey: “A 60-year-old Chesapeake man made an unscheduled trip to the hospital after he was attacked by his pet monkey.
The man told police he accidentally stepped on his Capuchin monkey’s tail, which the monkey didn’t appreciate. It bit the man’s hands before he was able to get the [...]

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Chimp Attacks Volunteer At Florida Primate Sanctuary

Chimp Attacks Volunteer At Florida Primate Sanctuary: “Andrea Maturen, a young but seasoned volunteer, is known to horse around with the chimps she cares for at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary.
Shawn, an 11-year-old chimpanzee, is known for her gentle way, quirky mannerisms and fingerpainting skills.
Friday morning, something went terribly wrong when Shawn relentlessly attacked and chased [...]

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Rogue Monkey Holds Villagers Hostage

Rogue Monkey Holds Villagers Hostage: “A rogue monkey injured 50 people and forced residents to stay indoor in a thickly populated village here in Kendrapara district.
Biting the villagers at will since yesterday morning the male monkey has laid siege on Tikhiri village located in the vicinity of Paradip, official sources said today.
The injured mostly children [...]

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