FILE IMAGE - A Japanese macaque enjoys a hot spring in a file image dated Jan. 22, 2022, in Shimotakai-Gun, Japan. (Photo by Takahiro Yoshida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Authorities in a Japanese city say a wild monkey — or multiple wild monkeys — have attacked nearly 40 residents this month, including some inside their apartments.
The attacks have been reported in the city of Yamaguchi, located in southwestern Japan, according to the country’s public broadcasting service NHK.
The total number of injuries has varied, with NHK reporting that 38 people have been injured since early July, including eight people over the weekend.
Other reports have the number up to 42 people hurt.A wild monkey bit a teenage girl's leg early Sunday morning, NHK reported.