A marauding monkey terrorized resort towns in central Japan last year and bit almost 120 people, this monkey has now escaped captivity.
The monkey can now add “escape artist” to his list of titles since officials in Mishima City have declared the monkey slipped out of the government-run nature park.
The monkey had been kept at the nature park since its capture last October, but absconded when a keeper was cleaning its cage.
The city published an emergency notice that urges residents to lock their doors. Since the monkey has escaped, no new attacks have been reported.
The accused monkey, also known as “Lucky,” is a type of macaque, one of the most common wild mammals in Japan. They are considered a nuisance in rural areas, where they are known to damage crops and steal food, or in Lucky’s case, bite people.
Due to his past record, Lucky has proved to be hard to catch in the past, avoiding citywide monkey hunts during its previous two month biting spree.
With hope, Lucky will not bite again.
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