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Chabbawanga
Schools out for summer
stormcrow
Maybe this insanely hot and muggy weather is driving the monkeys crazy.
TokyoLiving
Tranquilizer guns and relocate..
Kyo wa heiwa dayo ne
What ?
Did they actually catch them trying to snatch away with one or are they be paranoid ?
Need pepper spray to keep the monkey's away
Good
Maybe now people will start taking monkeypox seriously and wear masks.
Toshihiro
This is something that I would like to ask a primatologist about, I've read about troops of marauding monkeys in India and Africa, but they usually do so out of hunger. If they're not hungry for food, then what's their deal, to just monkey around?
In Africa, baboons have been known to snatch lion cubs from unsuspecting lionesses to kill them out of vengeance. and here's an article about the same thing, but done to humans in India, read at your own risk though, it might disturb some readers (https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/monkeys-snatch-newborn-from-man-throw-off-the-rooftop-in-bareilly-574988.html). I agree with you though, a little pepper spray will go a long way. I've lost count on how many times pepper spray has saved my bacon from aggressive stray dogs to aggressive hairless monkeys who don't know any better. Also, I think houses that have hunting dogs, such as the Akita Inu, will be relatively safer.
I wish the authorities would hunt and relocate all of these monkeys already.
Alan Bogglesworth
Monkey Pox anyone?
Aly Rustom
Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, attacking monkeys
Still not as bad as some people's behavior here on the trains...
rcch
If their intention was to hurt people, there would be dead bodies lying in the streets already. Remember, this is monkeys we’re talking about; they can rip your face off.
( O_O) Something’s going on here; I hope the anti-monkey crowd understands that.
Anonymous
Give them the pacifiers humans, especially young ones, use: smart phones with Internet connections and preset links to scenes in the mountains.
The worse that could happen would be to create more teenagers. On second thought …
kurisupisu
Now why would that be?
The animal was killed.
Oh yeh, killing one of the troupe is not going to produce peace now is it?
I would argue that these monkeys are as intelligent as a small child.
Even my cat understands several words of English and Japanese and will change his vocal tones to communicate and show different emotions.
There is bound to be a reason for these attacks.
Doesn’t Japan have any animal behaviorists?
Or is the solution just to kill everyone of them?
Dango bong
just kill them
Fighto!
That is one evil looking ape. No doubt scoping the joint for what he can steal!
Good luck to the people of Yamaguchi, but I feel this isn't going to end well. People should wear protective clothing and full-face helmets whenever outside, until this plague of monkeys is over.
Antiquesaving
Despite yesterday being told this was vulgar/offensive I will repeat it.
Shotguns with lower charge powder and rock salt.
Anyone can fire one and the result will only sting the animal ( well burn like crazy) without any serious consequences other than to never return.
This works with wild pigs, Raccoons, coyote, etc.
Fighto!
That is easily the worst "solution" among all. As others have stated, monkeys are super intelligent and do take revenge. Humans would be in critical danger under your solution.
rcch
( O_O ) Um… no?
When they’re in the onsen, they’re the cutest thing and everybody loves them. Now they’re “evil looking” and crazy. Go figure.
Remember, folks, they’re not evil.
ClippetyClop
My town had a problem with a 50 strong monkey gumi that was hassling citizens along a 15km mountain border.
They initially placed a bounty of 5000 yen on every monkey tail that was brought to the town office. They then planted trees further up the mountain in cleared forests that would feed the simians in the future.
At the moment it’s quiet (since the troop had been largely slaughtered) but it will be interesting to see how it is in a couple of decades time.
Japan’s usual response to inconvenient natural conflict is elimination.
rcch
that’s exactly right(!) you’d have some planet of the apes s*** coming at you then…
wallace
Guns and their ammunitions are strictly controlled including the type of gun and the limit on the number of ammunitions kept. Owners are not allowed to make their own ammunitions.
WA4TKG
I highly recommend buying your favorite model of AirSoft item
BeerDeliveryGuy
Japan has one case of monkey pox, from a dude who got it in Europe.
There is no native strain in Japan. Unless you are planning on getting…. Uhhhh… “Romantically intimate” with a monkey, masks are useless.
You’d be better off wearing that mask on your genitals.
Tom San
I'm glad I'm trained in martial arts.
kwatt
Life seems much harder there, can't go shopping, can't walk out easily while some monkeys are watching people day or night.
Disillusioned
These are intelligent and strong wild animals. People have been pampering them and encouraging them for decades. Now, these monkeys see the humans as a territorial threat and are attacking people to get people out of their territory. The local humans have created this situation. Now, the monkeys have to be removed.
el
In my area, we had crows attacking people as they came to shop and taking things right out of their bike baskets. For a couple of weeks they played a recording of hawks screaming and the attacks seem to have stopped. The hawks sounded like a kitten in pain, so it was disconcerting.
Kumagaijin
I bet North Korea is behind this.
Mark
Body Shaming a monkey is simply not cool!
Desert Tortoise
Does one need to have the rabies vaccine if they are bitten by one of these monkeys?
GuruMick
It would help to have an "indentikit ID sketch " to identify the offenders.
"1.6 metres tall and hairy all " over doesnt cut it for me
The Avenger
They reached enlightenment. The monkeys became aware of themselves in the structure of the animal kingdom and it seems some of them have gathered an intelligence in where they seek revenge on mankind for something. This is incredible. What is going on in the world something is clearly absolutely going on.
GuruMick
Tom "I'm glad I trained in martial arts "
It'd have to be a variant of Kung Fu's "Monkey Style "
Suggest "Drunken Monkey " or "Stone Monkey "
Aly Rustom
Tom doing Seoi Nage on a baboon is something I would PAY to see!
Tom San
No, Tomoe Nage.
Rodney
How about just feed them and sell sovereigns to gullible tourists? People became millionaires from onsen monkeys.
Tom San
Nah, faster to use a tranquilizer dart.
Aly Rustom
LOL!!!! Brilliant!
Just-honest
This is the begining of the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"!
Tom San
Buy your tickets early.
Nemo
Scary and they bite. I got it. But in the end, it's a 7kg monkey.
Bash it, swing it by the tail and bash it, stomp it, hit it with a stick.
It's a monkey.
Once one gets past the teeth, which do look sharp, we humans are larger, stronger and in potentially meaner.
Aly Rustom
Maybe you and Tom can team up as a Tag Team
Tom Thumper and Captain Nemo vs the Satsu Saru
Tom San
Ringside seats for you, your wife and your kids.
Aly Rustom
we'll be wearing Tom Thumper shirts and cheering our hearts out!
Speed
If I got attacked by a monkey, I'd kick its ass!!! Same for a pack of them!! Monkey-ass whoopin'!
purple_depressed_bacon
It's Planet of the Apes. The apepocalypse is upon us.
wallace
Never look the monkey in the eyes. Try to make yourself look bigger, like open your coat if wearing one. Walk away very slowly. Do not threaten the monkey in any way.
BeerDeliveryGuy
These monkeys look related to baboons, which are no joke. Some French foreign legion guys once told us of bush meat hunters regularly getting killed by baboons. If a monkey can kill a professional poacher armed with a gun, I’m pretty sure Oji-chan Tanaka wouldn’t stand a chance with his gardening spade.
Tom San
But I'm sure Chuck Norris would.
Aly Rustom
maybe a man tag team!
Tom Thumper, Captain Nemo and Speed Lighting!
Aly Rustom
3 man tag team! Sorry
BeerDeliveryGuy
I’m pretty sure Oji-chan Tanaka wouldn’t stand a chance with his gardening spade. But I'm sure Chuck Norris would.
The Chuckster would take the spade and make the monkey do his gardening for him.
Nemo
Gorilla, chimp or Baboon, no. That’s suicide by ape (or in the baboons case “monkey”).
This is a 7 kg monkey. Yeah, think I can handle that.
Antiquesaving
Now there is an interesting thing.
The primary source of rabies in the world are bats.
But in Japan the common name for Rabies loosely means "mad dog disease" and this crazy misconception means only dogs must be vaccinated.
So little fluffy the cat out killing anything it can get its little claws into isn't vaccinated.
Now think about which one we should be most worried about all the cats roaming the streets and in and out of the houses or the rare Monkey attack.?
wallace
The number of attacks is increasing.
Risks from monkey bites include serious wound infections, herpes B virus, and rabies. If a person is bitten or scratched by a monkey, the wound should be thoroughly cleaned with soap and water. Visit a hospital for an injection.
There have been no cases of rabies in Japan since 1957.
https://www.maff.go.jp/aqs/english/rabies.html
Malake
Japanese and they problem with monkey. on the front page of Japan News
Antiquesaving
I would pay money to see that fight.
The bravado is funny.
4 limbs multiple times more agile and able to grip in any direction, extremely long candids and a bite force multiple times that of a human in a wild animal used to fighting for survival in a pack that's entire social structure is based on physical strength to determine hierarchy and one's position in the pack.
Then it will be interesting to see how they treat the wounds if you win. The treatments for possible hepatitis A and hepatitis B herpes virus B, and the whole host of other diseases endemic to Japanese monkeys.
kohakuebisu
It's because the monkeys have gone bananas!
GuruMick
Maybe they are waiting for "The Last Train to Clarkesville ", those "Day Dream Believers ".....
{yeah I know...but what have you got ...}
rcch
Lmao. is this guy for real?
some tough guys here…
smh
…
these “little dudes” are faster and stronger than you think and incredibly intelligent. my advice: don’t do anything stupid(!)
John-San
They been hangout around natural onsen and causing trouble in my local forest. Foal and deceased carrying mammals. They should be trapped and place in a zoo for the rest of their lives. The zoo is teach them not to attack us humans.
Tom San
This sounds like a job for Chuck Norris.
CommodoreFlag
If they raise a human baby as a monkey and teach them their ways, maybe we will finally be able to open a dialogue between our peoples and negotiate peace terms. Sadly this will take time...
EvilBuddha
I've read about troops of marauding monkeys in India
Monkeys are worshipped in India so they can not be killed. India took care of the monkey menace by training langur monkeys to scare off the rhesus macaques.
Till someone realised that capturing and training wild langur monkeys was also illegal as per the wildlife laws.
So the innovative solution was to employ men dressed as langurs to scare off the gangs of monkeys.
https://www.bbc.com/news/28599470.amp
There was a movie made a few years ago on the subject - Eeb Allay Ooo - which won a few awards on the international film circuit.
EvilBuddha
Wonder if the George Michael song Monkey is appropriate in this situation-
You better watch out, baby who's that?
Don't look now, there's a monkey on your back
Why can't you do it?
Why do I have to share my baby?
With a monkey? (Monkey)
With a monkey? (Monkey)
borscht
Anyone in authority ever wonder why these monkeys have turned violent?
CommodoreFlag
It was beauty killed the beast.
Aly Rustom
They ought to spank those monkeys for misbehaving
virusrex
Japan is free of rabies, so it should not be a risk. Other pathogens are a more realistic danger.
Harry_Gatto
A perfect solution for all those people in Japan with a shotgun in the cupboard and the equipment, and knowledge, to make/modify shotgun cartridges, yes, perfect.
Brian Wheway
These monkeys have some nasty teeth, I dont think that I would like to be attacked by one, Ive seen a few wild life programs from India where these things plauge an area, they are nasty, and aggressive, they employ a monkey catcher to trap and cage them, they are taken into the country side and released, but its only a matter of time before they are back causing havoc and mischief, 99% of the time they are hunting for easy picking of food. Some people make a comment about they are qute and fluffy, can I surgest you go to this town and meet them and spend a week there, once they have terrorised you for a week, youl probably change your mind, they are far from qute and fluffy.
Mocheake
Watch out for any funny-looking meat-on-a-stick snacks at the yatai during the summer festivals.
Derek Grebe
make yourself look as big as possible, such as by spreading open your coat
It's 32 degrees out there. Who's wearing a coat?
Hello Kitty 321
When our village was invaded by monkeys we just let our dog chase them away. It was interesting to watch, the monkeys all dropped out of the trees and ran away whereas if they had stayed where they were the dog could not have done anything. They would stay away for about 6 months then it would be repeated again.
Temyong
During the seven year tribulation, there will be TWO BILLION people who will die from wars, famine, pestilence, and ANIMAL ATTACKS. This is likely a precursor of things to come soon after the rapture of the church.
Aly Rustom
Dude, Go form a cult and move to the Guyanese jungle and leave the sane world alone.
commanteer
A hamster bit me last week. Surely, the end is nigh.