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 schoolsTOKYO -- 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. The monkeys terrorizing the community are Japanese macaque, the kind often pictured peacefully bathing in hot springs. It was judged by various evidence to be one of the attacking monkeys and put to death. Rare attacks on people by a bear, boars or other wildlife have occurred, but generally not by monkeys. No one seems to know why the attacks have occurred, and where exactly the troop of monkeys came from remains unclear.

Source: ABC News July 28, 2022 06:15 UTC