Communal violence within the animal kingdom?

[DeadlyVenom]

In a small Indian village, a pack of murderous monkeys have started a war with the local canines.

Around 250 dogs have been dragged to the tops of buildings and trees and dropped by a crew of raging primates that are apparently furious with the pups after they killed one of their babies, local media reported.

Locals in Maharashtra’s Beed district, about 300 miles east of Mumbai, told News 18 the monkeys have been on a quest for revenge and in the nearby Lavool village, not a single dog has survived the purge.

Villagers told the outlet the killings started about a month ago when a few dogs killed an infant monkey and since then, the moment a dog is spotted, simians are apparently snatching up the pups and dragging them somewhere high to drop them to their deaths.

In one image of the animal war, a tiny dog can be seen in the clutches of a primate near the edge of a building.

In Lavool, which has a population of about 5,000, villagers called the forest department for help dealing with the primates but when the officials came, they weren’t able to catch a single monkey, the outlet reported.

The villagers decided to take action themselves and tried to wrangle up the beasts, but the simians then turned their sights on the local men, some of whom have been injured after falling from buildings while trying to save the dogs, the outlet said.

Nearly all of the pups in the Beed district have been killed, but the monkeys still haven’t stopped and are now targeting small children en route to school, the outlet said.

https://nypost.com/2021/12/17/rampa...s-kill-250-dogs-in-india-in-revenge-massacre/

Another day another clash in the subcontinent. This time it's between monkeys and dogs.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

India is fascinating compared to western cities, they seem to have all manner of animals roaming around suburban areas, from monkeys to cows, whereas we Brits wiped out all wildlife that was a threat, and restricted herbivores to farms where they could be turned into produce.

 

[Dingolfy]

India is fascinating compared to western cities, they seem to have all manner of animals roaming around suburban areas, from monkeys to cows, whereas we Brits wiped out all wildlife that was a threat, and restricted herbivores to farms where they could be turned into produce.

Not all Western cities. You can see rats the size of cats in freaking Newyork. And snakes are common in many urban areas of South. I once lived in a posh area of Greensboro, North Carolina with million dollar homes and luxury cars and I have seen venomous Copperheads in Summer in my apartment compound. And Deers are ubiquitous in America.

 

[street cricketer]

I wanted to post about this here yesterday lol. Found it fascinating how an entire herd of monkeys can harbour vengeance for a long time against one particular species. Reminded me of the Planet of the apes lol.

 

[MenInG]

Thread is about India.

 

[Itachi]

Thread is about India.

The survival instinct is same everywhere. If you harm a herd of elephant, they will also go rampage.

 

[PakLFC]

India is one strange country!!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I wanted to post about this here yesterday lol. Found it fascinating how an entire herd of monkeys can harbour vengeance for a long time against one particular species. Reminded me of the Planet of the apes lol.

I didnt realise that they had such long memories or a tendency towards revenge at such a large scale.

Its like something out of the jungle book.

 

[James]

The Nile Crocodile is estimated to be the most prolific predator of humans, and hunts us for sport as well as for food. At least 1,000 people are eaten every year by these circa 4 metre long reptilian beasts.