Japanese City Alarmed by Biting, Clawing, Attacking Monkeys

How frightening!

Personally, I don't trust monkeys. I house-sat for friends back in the 70's. They had a dog and 2 spider monkeys .. the female was okay, but the male (probably being protective of the female) was a problem.
It got to the point where I stopped allowing them out of the cage for the last couple of days, as he was becoming increasingly threatening.
 
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Robert59 said:
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.

https://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat...y-alarmed-by-biting-clawing-attacking-monkeys
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Quoting from the above link: "No one seems to know why the attacks have occurred, and where exactly the troop of monkeys came from remains unclear."

I posted about this type of monkey a while ago. I believe this is the same type of monkey that is being used in human/monkey genetic experiments.

It does give us something to think about. Did someone bring these hybrids to full term and let them escape? Or are wild monkeys out to avenge their test-subject kin? Conspiracy theories aside, unusual animal behavior needs to be analyzed. It is a symptom of something.
 
japanese macaque monkeys in hot spring.jpg​

About Japanese Macaque monkeys: https://www.wildrepublic.com/product/japanese-macaque/

"The Japanese Macaque, also known as the Snow Monkey, is an Old-World monkey species that is native to Japan. With their brown grey fur, short tails and red faces the Japanese Macaque will surely make you look twice. These crazy monkeys get their nickname because they are known to live farther north than any other non-human primate species in the world in places where snow covers the ground for multiple months during the year.

Japanese Macaques are not only resilient, they are also extremely intelligent. Scientists that study these monkeys have noticed that the Japanese Macaque is known to invent new behaviors and pass them down to the next generation. In 1963 scientists threw soy beans into a hot spring in Japan. A female monkey named Mukubili went into the hot spring to grab the soybeans, so she could have a yummy snack! She loved the warmth and soon other young monkeys joined her. Over the years, the act of going into the hot springs has become common place for the Japanese Macaque and now is the norm! Also, it has been noted that young Japanese Macaques have learned how to roll snowballs to play with, they really know how to monkey around!

These monkeys are known to live in large groups that even have their own complicated levels of leadership. Because they are such social creatures they are known to play with each other and even bathe each other to help stay clean. Japanese Macaque troops are known to have special lingo that varies from group to group.

Japanese Macaques are very dependent on their moms at birth and will stay with their mothers for two whole years while they grow big and strong. During this time the baby monkeys will learn how to climb, what to eat and where to sleep.

Japanese Macaques currently are not at risk of being extinct. However, they are peaceful creatures that should be treated with kindness and their habitats should not be disturbed."

Quick Facts:​

  • Japanese Macaque can live to be 32 years old in the wild
  • These monkeys will eat anything including eggs, insects and even flowers
  • The entire troop will band together to care for the newborn monkeys

Other facts:​

  • Japanese Macaque are known to wash their food before eating it
  • Male Japanese Macaques are twice the size of females
  • These monkeys can survive in temperatures as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit

Resource List:​

 
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HoneyNut said:
Here is a baboon troop that changed culture when the alpha males died, so I guess it can go the other way too?
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If only the human populations could change and evolve as this video shows the baboon culture did. But yes, it can go the other way in all primate species. Sadly, humans don't appear to be as smart or willing to adapt as the 'lower' primates. /-; Violence breeds violence, and the more aggressive and violent one generation becomes, the less likely it will be that subsequent generations will become 'socially acceptable.'
 
I remember my trip to Singapore with another engineer when I worked for DuPont. We were picked up at the hotel each morning by a driver who would take us to the manufacturing plant. As we drove there, we would pass by open fields where we would see the monkeys going from tree to tree. I looked at the other engineer and told him, “There’s something we don’t see back home.” He laughed and said, “Come to my house. I have four kids.”
 
Em in Ohio said:
Quoting from the above link: "No one seems to know why the attacks have occurred, and where exactly the troop of monkeys came from remains unclear."

I posted about this type of monkey a while ago. I believe this is the same type of monkey that is being used in human/monkey genetic experiments.

It does give us something to think about. Did someone bring these hybrids to full term and let them escape? Or are wild monkeys out to avenge their test-subject kin? Conspiracy theories aside, unusual animal behavior needs to be analyzed. It is a symptom of something.
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With so much gmo and other experiments like a run away train, who knows.
 
Em in Ohio said:
If only the human populations could change and evolve as this video shows the baboon culture did. But yes, it can go the other way in all primate species. Sadly, humans don't appear to be as smart or willing to adapt as the 'lower' primates. /-; Violence breeds violence, and the more aggressive and violent one generation becomes, the less likely it will be that subsequent generations will become 'socially acceptable.'
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We're much smarter. We have religion. They don't. They have less to be violent about.
 
oldman said:
I remember my trip to Singapore with another engineer when I worked for DuPont. We were picked up at the hotel each morning by a driver who would take us to the manufacturing plant. As we drove there, we would pass by open fields where we would see the monkeys going from tree to tree. I looked at the other engineer and told him, “There’s something we don’t see back home.” He laughed and said, “Come to my house. I have four kids
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I had no idea Japan could be as rural as it is-with lots of monkeys. From TV, they say monkeys are very adaptive, and are great learners from each other. So, one rogue monkey might change the culture of the herd???????
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The monkeys biting people story sounds like it came from someone with quite an imagination. Who thought it up?
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