Bali Monkeys would have stolen the valuables of tourists in exchange for food awards
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The monkeys stole the valuables of tourists – including their phones and wallets – in exchange for food awards in a popular cliff temple in Bali, Indonesia.
Playful macaques with long -tail have flown visitors’ property for decades, holding them in ransom to exchange with humans for food, according to Primate researchers, Primate researchers, The Wall Street Journal reported.
About 600 monkeys live in the Uluwatu temple in Bali, a Hindu temple that overlooks the Indian Ocean. Many inhabitants consider primates as sacred guards of the spiritual site, which goes back to the 10th or 11th century, according to the WSJ.
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Some of the thief monkeys can even differentiate between objects of great value for humans – such as phones and glasses – and articles that humans do not appreciate as much, like hair clips and hats, the WSJ reported.
Temple of Uluwatu in Bali, Indonesia, August 14, 2019. About 600 monkeys live in the Hindu temple which overlooks the Indian Ocean. (Athanasios Gioumpasis / Getty Images)
Primates have “unprecedented economic decision -making processes”, according to a team from the University of Lethbridge which filmed and analyzed hundreds of hours of macaques.
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Many Uluwatu flight incidents require the help of “Pawang”, monkeys managers who offer animals in exchange for stolen goods. The monkeys fly dozens of tourist articles each week, including five to 10 smartphones each day, according to the WSJ, quoting the monkey manager Ketut Ariana.
The monkeys are seen in Mandala Suci Wenara Wana, or Ubud monkey forest, in Bali, Indonesia. About 600 monkeys live in the Uluwatu temple in Bali, a Hindu temple that overlooks the Indian Ocean. (Fox News Digital)
“The monkeys have resumed the temple,” Jonathan Hammé, a London tourist whose sunglasses were stolen by a macaque, told Jonathan Hammé. “They direct a scam.”
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Taylor Utley, a 36 -year -old tourist from Kentucky, said that a monkey stole her phone from her while she visited the Uluwatu temple last year. To help recover it, a monkey manager had to give the fruit bags several times until he drops Utlely’s phone, the WSJ reported.
“I was surprised,” said Utley. “It’s like a criminal monkey business.”
A monkey is photographed by stealing a food at the popular Bingin beach in Bali, Indonesia. At the Uluwatu temple, the monkeys have stolen dozens of tourist items each week, including five to 10 smartphones every day. (Fox News Digital)
In an attempt to stop thefts, the temple of Uluwatu has implemented various food schedules for monkeys and offered them different foods. However, he did not help, according to the WSJ, citing Kadek Ari Astawa, who coordinates monkeys managers.
Atsawa said he had heard that when the temple first opened to visitors, tourists sometimes fed the macaques. But once the temple management has prevented tourists from feeding them, primates began to steal their property, the WSJ reported.
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