Unbelievable! Boy Attacked and Disfigured by a Chimpanzee (Photos)

A boy who was battered by a troupe - a group of chimpanzees and survived the attack will soon get respite. Dunia Sibomana was considered the lucky one when a group of chimpanzees jumped from the trees and attacked him and two other boys as they played near a preserve tree in their native democratic republic of the Congo, Dailymirror reports.

Dunia, unlike the others, survived.

But he was severely disfigured: His lips ripped off and one cheek torn apart, leaving him with muscle damage that make it hard for him to eat, swallow and communicate.

 Now, eight-year-old Dunia is set to undergo a rare and complicated surgery at a Long Island hospital that will use tissue and muscle from his forearm to recreate both lips. The hope is that he will once again be able to open and close his mouth, and eat and talk normally.

Dr. Leon Klempner, an associate professor of dentistry at Stony Brook Children's Hospital, where Dunia will undergo the operation, said:

'As you can imagine, not having any lips, the food can just come right out.

'He drools all the time and can't pronounce different words.'

Monday's planned eight-hour procedure will be the first of three major operations for Dunia, who was brought from the Congo in November with the help of the non-profit foundation Smile Rescue for Kids.