2 Monkeys Caught In Maharashtra In 'Revenge Killing' Of 250 Dogs
2 Monkeys Caught In Maharashtra In 'Revenge Killing' Of 250 Dogs

"Two monkeys involved in the killing of many puppies have been captured by a Nagpur Forest Department team in Beed," Sachin Kand, Beed Forest Officer, told India media. The monkeys are being shifted to Nagpur and will be released in a nearby forest.

The people of an Indian village woke up to a strange incident, where a large group of monkeys targeted about 250 puppies in the village, and they killed them in retaliation for the dogs killing a small monkey!

Video: Monkeys have killed dogs in "revenge" attacks, including throwing them off the top of buildings

The village of Lavol in Bid district of Maharashtra state in India has been living since last month on the impact of an abnormal state of monkey agitation.

According to the villagers, the monkeys, located in Majalgaon, India started the rampage after some of the dogs allegedly killed an infant monkey.

The monkeys are taking revenge.

It all started when some dogs killed a baby monkey, and then the monkeys started killing dogs in the area in a horrific way, which numbered about 250 pups, the villagers said.

Lavool is a village about 300 miles away from Mumbai, India. Google
Lavool is a village about 300 miles away from Mumbai, India. Google

When the monkeys in the area see the puppies, they hunt them, take them to a great height and throw them, and despite the villagers’ contact with the officials in the forest department; To urge them to capture the monkeys in the area, but the concerned officials failed to catch those ferocious monkeys.

The failure of officials to hunt the raging monkeys, led the residents to advance to protect the puppies, injuring many of them after the monkeys attacked them in retaliation.

The monkeys’ revenge!.. they killed 250 puppies and attacked children in India
The monkeys’ revenge!.. they killed 250 puppies and attacked children in India

Villagers reported that now there are barely any dogs left in the area but that the monkeys have not stopped even after a month of attacks. Now, villagers reported that the monkeys are targeting small children which has created a panic within the village.

Monkeys Captured In India in 'Revenge Killing' of 250 Dogs
Monkeys have been killing puppies for the last couple of months in Lavool village
In Malaysia, a wild monkey captured a puppy and held it hostage at the top of a tree for three days. According to locals in the area, the puppy was about two-weeks-old when the macaque kidnapped it.

Macaques are notorious for being extremely intelligent but also sneaky. Some locals have seen the monkeys raiding their pantries, snatching clothes and going through fridges. Due to the growing number of complaints, Malaysia's Department of Wildlife and National Parks began culling thousands of macaques a year.

But many believed the monkey was not trying to hurt the puppy, but rather care for it as its own.

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