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Another aggressive pig-tailed macaque caught in HCM City

A pig-tailed macaque which attacked a staff member at a HCM City coffee shop has been captured.

A pig-tailed macaque which attacked a staff member at a HCM City coffee shop has been captured.

According to authorities of An Phu Dong Ward in District 12, the monkey was successfully tranquilised and captured on Wednesday.

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The monkey was captured on January 31.


On January 29, the animal entered a coffee shop in the ward and bit a staff member when she was carrying a tray of coffee cups to a table. The monkey bit her right leg and hands.

The macaque was kept as a pet by a nearby family.

The animal is currently being monitored at a wild animal rescue centre before being released into the wild.

Some days ago, a monkey which caused chaos at a residential area in Nha Be District’s Hiep Phuoc Commune in HCM City was also caught.
Source: dtinews.vn
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