Exotic Incident #265
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Lansing, IL - USA
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Incident Date:
20/01/2000
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Summary:
A 9-year-old macaque monkey, Zip, attacked his possessor. Zip latched his fangs into the woman’s head, arms, and legs. She spent 10 days in the hospital and lost about a pint and a half of blood. Zip was euthanized. Zip had previously bitten the woman and attacked the family dog.