Monkey Sharpens Knife, Terrorizes Brazilian Town for a Week

A knife-wielding monkey has reportedly terrorized the town of Corrente in Piaui state, Brazil, for a week.

The details about the small primate emerged when a video was posted online showing it brandishing its blunt weapon in a brick wall.

A local captured the bizarre situation, which appeared that the simian posed a threat to residents in the area, but it was proven otherwise.

Related incidents have occurred in Brazil in the past, as a number of settlement in rural areas have a primate population near them.

In Corrente, the town is situated in the north-eastern part of the states, which is reportedly near a large national park.

Knife-Wielding Monkey

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The viral video below was originally shot by local resident, Alessandro Guerra, who claimed that the monkey was rioting across the town, allowing people to touch it, and even infiltrated their homes.

Guerra revealed the details to the local media, as cited by WION.

Guerra added that a number of people had already taken the knife by the hand.

Despite the vicious-looking simian, there were no immediate reports of any casualties from a monkey attack in the town.

The same footage was uploaded by the YouTube channel Science & Weird on Sunday, June 26. The channel stated that the monkey was carrying a jungle knife, which is almost as large as the primate, at a balcony in the town's shopping center.

In the recording, it was said the monkey was waving the knife to passers-by as if it was threatening them.

It was also seen sharpening its craft into the said concrete.

The channel cited Guerra, who said that the monkey has already damaged roofs when it has recently showed up with the knife.

The resident also said it was not intending to attack people, but enumerated that locals are divided on their stance toward the small yet ferocious monkey.

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Corrente Authorities

Guerra reportedly stated that local authorities claimed they were aware of the situation but have no means to collect the monkey.

He then mentioned that the local notified the Environmental Police, but it is around 400 miles away from Corrente.

Instead, complaints and concerns about the primate has been redirected to the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, which pledged it would look into the case, as cited by the channel.

Related Incidents

Monkeys are capable of possessing a multitude of skills and engaging in activities, including social intelligence and social interaction with humans.

This is relative to its place in the animal kingdom.

In relation to the Corrente incident, there are similar cases in Brazil where the primates also posed a threat to the public in recent years.

In 2016, a drunk monkey was also captured in a YouTube video brandishing its large kitchen knife on the roof a bar in the town of Texeira in Paraiba state, Brazil.

The capuchin monkey apparently drank a residue of cachaca in the establishment.

Firefighters eventually captured it and released it into a wildlife reserve.