Aggressive Domesticated Monkey Bites Ear Off Woman in Oklahoma

An aggressive domesticated monkey in Oklahoma unexpectedly bit off the ear of a woman in the neighborhood.

A family member has shot and killed the monkey that attacked the woman who ast on her front yard, ripping her ear in half and pulling out her hair.

Brittany Parker, the woman, was inside her home in Dickson, Oklahoma when she noticed a monkey attempting to enter the building from the porch.

When the monkey started acting aggressively and tearing off pieces of her door as she tried to keep it out, she dialed 911.

Parker left her house to meet the police when they arrived because the monkey had become calm, when the monkey suddenly launched into another attack.

Parker claimed that the monkey jumped up and landed on her back and head, when it then it began to grab handfuls of hair and ripped them out.

Parker's ear was almost completely torn off of her head by the primate.

Monkey Bites

Monkeys typically only attack once they feel threatened or mistakenly interpret body language or even facial expressions as aggression, according to data from the World Health Organization, which estimated that between 2% and 21% of animal bite injuries result from monkey bites.

According to the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, since 1990, captive primates have caused one death and more than 280 injuries to people.

50 primates were put down as a result of this.

After attacking Parker, the monkey fled but was shot dead by a member of her family.

Two shots were fired while they were searching for the primate, according to Tim Duncan, the police chief for Dickson.

The shots were fired from the vicinity of the victim's residence.

When the police returned to the scene, they discovered that the primate had already been killed.

Parker was transported to Mercy Hospital in Ardmore and later to the OU Medical Trauma Center in Oklahoma City for medical attention for her wounds as well as to get a rabies shot.

Parker cannot work due to her injury, and she will require plastic surgery on her ear.

According to locals, the monkey was a neighbor's pet, KOKH reported.

A local posted a video of the monkey on their porch to TikTok, in which they can be seen being lunged at as they open the door by the monkey.

The owner of the video described how the monkey bit off "some woman's" ear in a later video, in which he also shows the police at the scene.

Domesticated Monkey in Oklahoma

Primates are categorized as domesticated animals, so keeping a pet monkey in Oklahoma is legal and does not require a permit.

Zebras, kangaroos, and camels are a few additional species that Oklahomans are allowed to own without a permit because they are considered to be domesticated.

However, Parker worries about the security of neighbors who live close to a monkey owner.

Additionally, she worries about the security of her own kids, who enjoy playing outside, Newsweek reported.