Residents of neighboring resort towns in Shizuoka Prefecture are waging a battle against a marauding monkey that has bitten dozens of people in the past few weeks — and the monkey is winning.
Nearly 60 people in the towns of Mishima and Susono near the scenic Izu Peninsula and Mount Fuji have been chomped by the macaque since mid-August, mostly on the calves. Mishima now publishes a daily "biting monkey" alert on the town Web site, posting where the animal was most recently spotted and warning residents to keep doors and windows shut.
     
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