An olive baboon died after being on the loose for more than two weeks in the Taiwanese city of Taoyuan. Instead of being shot at by a tranquiliser dart, the primate was killed. Locals have deemed the incident as animal cruelty
/ Staff writer, with CNAA baboon yesterday died after being captured in Taoyuan due to wounds allegedly inflicted by a hunting rifle, Taoyuan authorities said.
Taipei, March 23 (CNA) Authorities in Taoyuan are searching for a non-native baboon, possibly a chacma baboon, which has been spotted several times in the city's Pingzhen District over the past 12 days and was most recently seen in the coastal district of Xinwu.