Two monkeys involved in the killing of 250 dogs in Beed, Maharashtra, India, have been arrested by forest police. Sachin Kand, Beed's forestry department official, said the monkeys were involved in a revenge act against the dogs.
"Two monkeys involved in killing the dog have been caught by the Nagpur forestry department team in Beed," said Sachin Kand.
"The two monkeys are being transferred to Nagpur to be released in a nearby forest," he said.
Dropped from a height
According to some reports, the dogs were killed as a form of revenge because some time ago some dogs killed a baby monkey in Lavool village. them from there.
"In the last two-three months, there have been a number of incidents where monkeys roaming this area catch puppies and take them to a high place, then throw them from there," the villager said.
"At least 250 dogs have been killed so far," he continued.
Attacking school children
The villagers started asking the local forest police for help after the monkeys started attacking the school children. At first, they tried to catch the monkeys themselves, but failed and instead resulted in a number of residents being injured. This incident caught the attention of netizens, and created a trending topic in the media. Twitter social media hashtag #MonkeyvsDog.
Monkeys can take revenge
The action of monkeys in India taking revenge against dogs is not impossible. According to one study, primates are known to be capable of revenge. This is according to assistant professor at SUNY Buffalo, Stephanie Poindexter, whose research focuses on the ecology of primate behavior.
"In studies of primates in captivity, in social groups in zoos, we have seen that when individuals are attacked in a certain way, the likelihood of them attacking the individual associated with their aggressor is higher," Poindexter said.
"Typically, there is a preference for attacking third parties associated with the original aggressor, as opposed to the actual aggressor," he said.
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