Doctor urges no eating near monkeysBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAPeople must be cautious in the vicinity of monkeys, especially while eating, experts warned, after a woman got her hand severely injured by a macaque at Kaohsiung’s Shoushan Zoo last month. Lee reportedly tried to drive away the monkeys when one of them scratched her left hand, severing the tendon of her ring finger. When a monkey reaches for their food, people should let go of it and walk off, as the animal is likely to leave them alone, Lin said. In response, Shoushan Zoo director Chuang Hsuan-chih (莊絢智) said that the macaques in the zoo have adapted their behavior to being fed by visitors. “When visiting Shoushan, you should keep food items in your backpack and check the trees for macaques before you eat,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times January 02, 2021 15:56 UTC