Yakei began her meteoric rise to top banana in the spring after roughing up her own mom, Bikei, in a bid for alpha female — the best status most female simians could hope for.

Dramatic moment girl, 3, is dragged away by wild monkey while playing by herself Footage shows the girl playing in front of her home in Chongquing, China, on April 19, ...

Tugging her to the ground, the monkey also bites the girl. After hearing the screams of the two-year-old, her parents rush out from the home and see the monkey on top of her.