WARNING: Shocking images
Monkeys have reportedly killed as many as 250 dogs in one Indian district, by dragging them to the top of trees and buildings and then throwing them to their deaths.
Residents in the villages where the monkeys have gone on murderous rampages are living in fear, as some of them have also come under attack.
The monkeys are thought to be carrying out the killings as acts of "revenge", after a pack of dogs killed one of the monkey's babies.
The incidents have been reported in the villages of Majalgaon and Lavul. In Majalgao alone, it is estimated about 250 dogs have so far been killed by monkeys.
Shocking images published in Indian media show instances of the monkeys attacking the dogs. One of them appears to show a monkey dragging a puppy to the edge of a building.
According to News18 in India, locals have pleaded with authorities to stop the killer monkeys, but so far to no avail.
Villagers have taken it upon themselves to attempt to curb the killings. However, News18 reports some of the villagers have been injured while trying to save the dogs.
The Daily Mail reports the monkeys have also gone after young children, with panic-stricken school children in the area now getting attacked by the apes.
One of the incidents reported so far involves an 8-year-old child being dragged away by monkeys, then saved by villagers who threw stones at the primates and managed to scare them off.
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