News Forum - Monkey steals bag containing 50,000 Thai baht and throws it off a cliff

[Thaiger]

A trouble-making monkey in Srisaket province, northeast Thailand, stole a tourist’s tote bag and launched it off the side of a cliff yesterday after finding nothing edible inside it. A team of park rangers scaled down the cliffside to retrieve the bag, which contained 50,000 baht (US$1,438) in cash. Park rangers at Khao Phra Wihan National Park received a call from a concerned 55 year old Thai woman at 3pm yesterday. She said a wild monkey grabbed her bag, ransacked it for food, and then threw it off Pha Mor E-Daeng cliff in frustration after finding no snacks. The tourist begged […]

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[Marble-eye]

14 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

A trouble-making monkey in Srisaket province, northeast Thailand, stole a tourist’s tote bag and launched it off the side of a cliff yesterday after finding nothing edible inside it. A team of park rangers scaled down the cliffside to retrieve the bag, which contained 50,000 baht (US$1,438) in cash. Park rangers at Khao Phra Wihan National Park received a call from a concerned 55 year old Thai woman at 3pm yesterday. She said a wild monkey grabbed her bag, ransacked it for food, and then threw it off Pha Mor E-Daeng cliff in frustration after finding no snacks. The tourist begged […]

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When a monkey was questioned about the misdemeanor the monkey blamed his friend by screaching "oo oo ah ah, ee tukkit.

[palooka]

the wild monkeys in the area are aggressive and are always snatching stuff from tourists in search of food.

Park rangers advise tourists to stay aware at all times and avoid feeding monkeys to stay safe.

Smart move telling tourists not to feed them - really helps the starving monkeys.

[HiuMak]

If monkeys learn about $$$....will be a nightmare

[MACKAYAE]

Back in Hartlepool they hang the monkeys.

[DwizzleyMatthews]

These monkeys should get down to WS Pattaya, plenty of Indians flaunting gold necklaces, that’s where the big money is …….. stupid monkeys !!

[palooka]

9 hours ago, HiuMak said:

If monkeys learn about $$$....will be a nightmare

Nah street stalls will cope and have it under control within 24 hours.