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[monkeywire] Ear-chewing monkey creates panic in Bihar villages

From: Carrie McLaren <carrie AT stayfreemagazine.org>
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Subject: [monkeywire] Ear-chewing monkey creates panic in Bihar villages
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:40:09 -0500

Ear-chewing monkey creates panic in Bihar villages
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=7509

By Imran Khan, Patna, Mar 24 (IANS) :

A wild monkey is creating panic in a cluster of villages in Bihar with its habit of chewing the ears of people and seriously injuring them.

Police said the monkey had terrorised people of villages under the Manjhi block in Saran district for over a fortnight.

The monkey chewed the ears of two people and seriously injured over two dozen people by attacking them in some villages administered by the Gorhat Panchayat or village council.

"The monkey attacks people to chew their ear. If it fails to do that, the monkey becomes angry and injures the people," said Shriram Singh, a resident of Salempur village.

He said the monkey had chewed the ear of his co-villager Dineshwar Singh, who was being treated in a nearby hospital.

In another case, the monkey seriously injured Dudh Shah of Gairatpur village and he was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment.

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[monkeywire] Ear-chewing monkey creates panic in Bihar villages, Carrie McLaren, 03/24/2004