Chimpanzee kidnaps and kills eight-month-old human baby
Residents of the West African country of Guinea are in shock after a chimpanzee snatched an 8-month-old baby from its mother's hands, severely mutilated it with a rock and then left it dead.
These horrific events took place just outside the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve.
At the time of the abduction, the mother was working in the field, with her baby secured around her body in a cloth. The aggressive chimp attacked the woman, grabbing the baby and running off. The chimpanzees in the area are known to use stone hammers and other implements to reach their food. They allegedly used that method on the baby in horrific ways as well. The baby died of her injuries and was found severely mutilated in the forest.
(FVDV for Tagtik/Illustration picture: Photo by mwangi gatheca on Unsplash)