Exotic Incident #265

Incident Date:
01/20/2000
Location:
Lansing, IL - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Macaque
Animal disposition:
Dead

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.

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