Member of monkey gang terrorising locals in Japan caught and killed
A member of a gang of monkeys that has terrorised residents of a Japanese city for weeks has been caught and killed, officials say.The male primate was found in the grounds of a high school on Tuesday evening by specially commissioned hunters.
Authorities have been hunting the monkeys since the attacks began on adults and children about three weeks ago. Most injuries have been mild scratches and bites. "Eyewitnesses describe monkeys of different sizes, and even after the capture, we've been getting reports of new attacks," he said.Japanese macaques are common in large parts of the country and in some areas are considered a pest, eating crops and sometimes entering homes.A city official said before the capture that it was "rare to see this many attacks in a short period of time".
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