Why Do Monkeys Attack Babies? Here’s What We Know

Before we dive directly into establishing reasoning for this phenomena, let’s take tally of all of the recent instances where a monkey attacking a baby made its way to the news.

First off, according to the BBC, a troop of monkeys in Tanzania attacked a woman breastfeeding her child on June 21, 2022. When villagers attempted to get the monkeys off of the woman and the baby, they upped their aggression. The baby later died of injuries to its head and neck due to the attack.