kidnap:to illegally take a person by force
Monkey Steals Puppy in Shocking Animal World Kidnapping!
The crowd watched as a monkey snatched a cute little puppy and ran. The monkey jumped from roof to roof with the helpless pup in its arms. The reasons for this shocking kidnapping are unclear. Some think that the monkey may have been trying to replace a lost child of its own.
Animals can be capable of kidnapping, just like humans. For example, the Amazon Milk Frog will steal eggs and raise the babies as their own. Even dolphins sometimes take baby dolphins away from their mothers. However, these cases of animal kidnapping are rare.
In more heartwarming news, animals are also known to adopt orphans and raise them as their own. In 2014, a bottlenose dolphin adopted a melon-headed whale and cared for it like it was her own child.
Sample sentences
1. The kidnappers demanded money for the safe return of the businessman’s child.
2. The police quickly searched for the child who had been kidnapped from the playground.
3. He was arrested for trying to kidnap a famous singer after a concert.