{"id":342232,"date":"2021-09-21T17:44:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/monkey-abducts-puppy-holds-it-hostage-for-three-days\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:44:46","slug":"monkey-abducts-puppy-holds-it-hostage-for-three-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/monkey-abducts-puppy-holds-it-hostage-for-three-days\/","title":{"rendered":"#Monkey abducts puppy, holds it hostage for three days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Monkey abducts puppy, holds it hostage for three days<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>It was a fun-sized version of \u201cKing Kong.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The puppy-loving public is rejoicing after a cute canine was rescued from a wild monkey that had kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed and held it hostage for three days. A video of the ruff rescue is currently going viral online. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looked like it was treating the puppy as a friend or its baby, it was very strange,\u201d bystander Cherry Lew Yee Lee told <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>flare of the hairy hostage situation, which occurred Thursday in Taman Lestari Putra, Malaysia. <\/p>\n<p>The furry fiasco began the family\u2019s two-week-old puppy, named Saru, was ape-ducted by a macaque and carried to the top of a telephone pole like a mini-version of the silver screen\u2019s most infamous primate. The madcap macaque then proceeded to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/macaque\">scale rooftops and tightrope-walk<\/a> on power lines.<\/p>\n<p>Residents believe that the monkey snatched the pup from a litter of stray dogs in the neighborhood. <\/p>\n<p>In the accompanying footage, the pilfering primate can be seen moving about the trees with the Oreo-colored canine in tow while residents gather around to assess the situation. <\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the dog didn\u2019t appear to be in im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te danger from its impromptu pet sitter. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The puppy-loving public is rejoicing after the a cute canine was rescued from a wild monkey that had kidnapped and held it hostage for three days. A video of the ruff rescue is currently going viral online.\" class=\"wp-image-19526065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A viral video captures the moment a puppy was rescued after being kidnapped and held hostage for three days \u2013 by a wild macaque. Malaysian government officials receive around 3,800 complaints about\u00a0monkeys every year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsflare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe puppy looked tired and weary but the\u00a0monkey\u00a0did not seem to hurt it,\u201d observed Cherry. \u201cThe\u00a0monkey\u00a0was just holding the puppy while it moved around.\u201d No word as to whether Curious George was attempting to try its hand at domestication a la <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com\/our-blog\/do-baboons-keep-dogs-as-pets\">the \u201cdog-owning\u201d baboons of Saudi Arabia.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-51-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The samaritans eventually retrieve the dog from the woods. \" class=\"wp-image-19525569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-51-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-51-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-51-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The samaritans eventually retrieve the dog from the woods following its ape-duction.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsflare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nonetheless, Cherry and other concerned citizens decided to save the poor pooch as it appeared to be starving after three days without food, Newsflare reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, their initial attempts failed after the thieving simian repeatedly fled into the trees and across power lines with his adorable abductee. Thankfully, the macaque kept returning to the same telephone pole for food. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-53.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Saru appears to be recovering well following the ordeal.\" class=\"wp-image-19525570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-53.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-53.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/monkey-puppy-53.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After feeding the lucky pup, they checked it for injuries, and determined that it was recovering well following the ordeal. Saru has since been adopted by a local and is currently settling into its new home.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsflare<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Salvation came after the dogged samaritans decided to throw rocks at the macaque, which caused it to drop Saru into the bushes below, whereupon they were able to retrieve the beleaguered doggo. The video concludes with the residents cheering wildly while cradling the canine in a blanket.<\/p>\n<p>After feeding the lucky pup, they checked it for injuries, and determined that it was recovering well following the ordeal. Saru has since been adopted by a local and is currently settling into its new home. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, macaque-human encounters are exceedingly common in Malaysia, whose government receives around 3,800 complaints about\u00a0monkeys every year, Newsflare reported, prompting the country\u2019s wildlife department to devise a mass culling program with up to 70,000 macaques killed annually between 2013 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in neighboring Bali, Indonesia, meanwhile, roving gangs of macaques are raiding homes for food as the numbers of tourists, who used to give them snacks, have dwindled amid the COVID lockdown.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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