Monkey Injuries

Audio Tape of a Monkey Bite. Source "That didn't turn out so good" The young woman whose hand is pictured here says: "I thought Kaylie was the perfect child. I bottle-raised her from infancy. She slept with me, went to do shopping errands with me and was part of the family. When she was a baby capuchin, I would never have imagined that as a three-year-old Kaylie would attack me with no warning." "The nerves in my hand and wrist were so severely severed that I will likely never regain use of my hand despite all of the surgeries I have endured."

"Kaylie lost her life. She was euthanized by authorities. Anyone who acquires a monkey thinking it will be a suitable pet is embarking upon a tragic journey… painful and heartbreaking." This nine-year-old Montgomery County, Texas boy was playing in his yard when he was suddenly attacked by a neighbor's 'pet' macaque monkey. Of the attack, the boy says, "The monkey started jumping. He got this arm, then he jumped to this arm and started yanking, and going back and forth to a leg and both my arms, like, taking turns on all of them." [Source: ABC 13 Eyewitness News] These wounds were caused by a small female monkey which had been considered a "sweet loving pet" for eight years. These wounds were caused by a toothless and "fixed" capuchin monkey. The woman whose leg is shown to the left wrote: I am sending you a picture of what Boomer (a capuchin) did to me last week and also to tell you that you were so right when you told me removing the teeth is no safe guard against getting hurt. As you can see, I was hurt from head to toe by him. I don't know why he got mad, he just attacked for no reason I can figure out. He was neutered at 9 months so it was not hormones! I didn't take anything away from him, he just all the sudden jumped on me before I even knew what was happening. I remember you telling me you can take the teeth and testicles out of a monkey but not the wild instinct. Now he is alone in a cage and I fear him. These wounds, caused by a young female macaque monkey, were only a few of the wounds sustained in a single attack by a woman who was attempting to keep the monkey as a 'pet'. Note: The monkey who inflicted these wounds has no canine teeth. Source and more Information