Outrage after Shoushan Zoo visitor hits macaque with umbrella
Outrage after Shoushan Zoo visitor hits macaque with umbrella
2026-10-09
A group visiting Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung recently got into trouble for provoking macaques resting by the side of the path. One man swung his bag toward an animal, as another used his umbrella to whack it in the head. Footage of the incident generated heated condemnation online, slamming the visitors as setting a terrible example for the children with them. The Kaohsiung Animal Protection Office also mentioned that such behavior is against the law.
A group approaches some macaques ambling down the same path. A man chases after one, pretending he’s about to kick so that it runs away. But that wasn’t the worst of it.
One man swings his bag in the direction of a macaque to provoke it, while another strikes it hard on the head with his umbrella, causing it to leap aside in fear.
Member of public
Other zoo patron
You shouldn’t hit them. If you hit them, they might get angrier and more likely to attack people.
This incident happened at Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung. The animals clearly weren’t showing aggression toward the group, but they harassed them anyway. Footage of the encounter drew backlash online.
Member of public
Animal lover
It sets a terrible example. Their kids were right there. We should be kind to animals.
Member of public
Zoo patron
You should keep your distance and avoid interacting with them, because they sometimes attack regular visitors.
Visiting a zoo to see animals while treating the wild animals there with such hostility is unacceptable. An expert also noted that hitting a macaque with an umbrella is likely against the law.
Lin Mei-yin
Taiwan Macaque Coexistence Promotion Association
The macaque in the video wasn’t trying to grab anything or attack, but the visitor used his umbrella to strike it. This potentially constitutes animal abuse, as regulated under the Wildlife Conservation Act.
Regardless of whether he was trying to protect the children near him or not, such misconduct sets the worst kind of example for the next generation.
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最壞身教! 壽山動物遊客小孩面前 拿雨傘打獼猴
2026-10-09
高雄壽山動物園，日前有好幾名遊客，帶著小孩，走在步道上，卻莫名嚇唬一旁正在休息的獼猴，不僅拿包包，甩向獼猴挑釁，甚至拿長柄雨傘，猛砸獼猴頭部，畫面曝光引起網友撻伐，怒批是"最差身教"，動保處則表示，這行為已違反"野生動物保育法"。
獼猴漫步在走道上，這時一群遊客走過來，其中一名男子，卻刻意出腳嚇唬，獼猴趕緊逃竄，誇張的不只如此。
看到獼猴，悠閒坐在走道邊，遊客竟然拿起包包，往獼猴方向丟，作勢挑釁，更過份的是，另一人還高舉手中的長柄雨傘，大力往獼猴頭上，狠狠砸下去，嚇得獼猴往旁邊跳開。
[[民眾]]
“我是覺得不要打牠啦，打牠可能會更生氣，想要撲人”
攻擊獼猴的誇張行徑，就發生在高雄壽山動物園，獼猴明明沒有主動招惹這群遊客，卻莫名遭到攻擊，影片PO上網後，遭到大批網友撻伐。
[[民眾]]
“做了很糟的示範，而且旁邊有他的小孩，要愛護小動物”
[[民眾]]
“其實你就保持跟牠一段的距離，也盡量不要跟牠有互動，因為牠有時候也會攻擊一般的遊客”
都去動物園看動物了，卻對野生動物這種態度，很不應該，而獼猴專家也說，用雨傘主動攻擊獼猴的行為，恐怕已經觸法。
[[台灣獼猴共存推廣協會秘書長 林美吟]]
“影片中獼猴並沒有要去拉扯，或是要去攻擊的狀況，民眾卻是用雨傘去攻擊獼猴，這反而會有觸犯野生動物保育法，然後有虐待動物的這個疑慮”
姑且不論男子是不是為了保護身旁小孩，才對獼猴做出攻擊行為，但這樣的錯誤行為，已經成了"最壞身教"。
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