PHANG-NGA, Nov 15 (TNA) – The surgery went well for a 3-month-old infant who was bitten by a crab-eating macaques, but the child still requires a ventilator.

 

The medical team acknowledges this as the first case where a child as young as 3 months old has been bitten by macaques to the extent of fracturing the skull and puncturing the brain tissue.

 

The incident involved a 3-month-old boy living on Maipai Island in Muang District, Phang Nga.

 

Full story: Thai News Agency 2023-11-15

 

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Reminds me of Jurassic Park - the book not the movie.

Starts with a baby getting killed by a mysterious animal...

Spoiler: it ain't no monkey !

 

 

 

 

 

a bitch bit macaque once, if I hadn't stopped her in time the bloody thing would be torn off

11 minutes ago, digbeth said:

a bitch bit macaque once, if I hadn't stopped her in time the bloody thing would be torn off

What?

14 hours ago, digbeth said:

a bitch bit macaque once, if I hadn't stopped her in time the bloody thing would be torn off

Macaque? Is that what you call it?

14 hours ago, digbeth said:

a bitch bit macaque once, if I hadn't stopped her in time the bloody thing would be torn off

I had to read it twice, now I can't stop laughing, damn you...