Miracle Macaque: Vets Pull Arrow From Monkey's Skull

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

At left, Rocket as he was found in the street. At right, an X-ray of the arrow through his skull. Photo: Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A macaque shot through the skull with a metal arrow will live to tell the tale, wildlife activists said Monday.

 

Nicknamed “Rocket,” the monkey was shot just below the eye with a metal arrow Sunday in Bangkok’s seaside district of Bang Khun Thian. Prompted by social media posts, wildlife volunteers and vets located and took the male, long-tailed macaque for surgery.

 

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Kudos for the vets to take actions... may a millions stings from a bee reach the shooter...