Watch: Pet Puppy Held 'Hostage' By Wild Monkey For Three Days Before Being Rescued By Locals

A puppy was 'kidnapped' and held hostage by a wild monkey for three days before rescuers finally managed to save him.

Saru, a two-week-old dog, was grabbed by the primate and taken to the top of an electricity post in Taman Lestari Putra, Malaysia, on September 16.

When residents noticed what happened, they gathered at the location and tried to rescue the dog.

In the video, a bystander films the monkey holding the puppy as one of his own offspring. The puppy is seen trying to escape the monkey's grasp but is not strong enough.

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The locals said the primate was part of a group of monkeys known for stealing food from houses - and raised concerns that they were now taking pets too as cats and dogs had been missing from their homes.

¡°It looked like it was treating the puppy as a friend or its baby, it was very strange,¡± bystander Cherry Lew Yee Lee told Newsflare.

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Initially, the monkey managed to escape by fleeing along electricity lines and into trees.

As more locals arrived to help, the monkey retreated back to the jungle but returned again to find food while still clutching the small dog in its arms.

On the third day, locals finally rescued the dog.

A local took Saru home to feed her and check her for injuries, but she was found to be well.