Exotic Incident #280
Incident Date:
05/30/2000
Location:
Columbia, MD - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Spider Monkey
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A “pet” spider monkey escaped from its home and roamed a Columbia neighborhood. A woman saw the monkey in her tree and went to feed the monkey a piece of bread. The monkey charged after her, grabbed the piece of bread, and bit the woman on her upper left thigh. The monkey was not recaptured.
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