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Monkeys are stealing tourist valuables, including mobile phones and wallets, in exchange for food rewards at a popular cliffside temple in Bali, Indonesia.
Mischievous, Long-tailed macaque Primate researchers have for decades been stealing visitors’ belongings and embracing ransoms to exchange them for food with humans. Wall Street Journal It has been reported.
Approximately 600 animals live in Uruwatu Temple in Bali Indian Ocean. According to the WSJ, many locals consider primates to be sacred guardians of spiritual places.
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Some thieves can even distinguish between humans and highly valuable objects – Phone and Glasses – and items that humans don’t value too much, such as hair clips and hats, reported WSJ.
Uluwatu Temple is located in Bali, Indonesia on August 14th, 2019. Around 600 monkeys live in the Hindu temple overlooking the Indians. (AthanasiosGioumpassis/Getty Images)
According to a team from Lethbridge University, which filmed and analyzed hundreds of hours of macaque footage, primates have a “unprecedented economic decision-making process.”
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Many Ulwatu theft cases require the support of “Pawan,” a monkey handler who provides fruit. For animals In exchange for stolen items. According to the WSJ citing Monkey Handler Ketut Ariana, monkeys steal dozens of items from tourists, including 5-10 smartphones each week.
Monkeys can be found in Mandala Sas Wenara Wana, or Ubud Monkey Forest, in Bali, Indonesia. Approximately 600 monkeys live in Uluwatu Temple in Bali, a Hindu temple overlooking the Indian Ocean. (Fox News Digital)
“The monkeys took over the temple,” Jonathan Hame, a London tourist whose sunglasses were stolen by a macaque, told WSJ. “They’re running a scam.”
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Taylor Atley, 36 years old Kentucky touristswhile visiting Uluwatu Temple last year, the monkey said he had stole her phone from his hand. To get it back, the monkey handler had to repeatedly give a bag of primate fruit until he dropped Utley’s phone, the WSJ reported.
“I was surprised,” Atley said. “It’s like a monkey criminal enterprise.”
This is a photo of a monkey stealing groceries at the popular Bingin Beach in Bali, Indonesia. At Uluwatu Temple, monkeys reportedly steal dozens of items from tourists every week, including 5-10 smartphones each day. (Fox News Digital)
To stop theft, Uluwatu Temple implemented different feeding schedules for the monkeys and provided different foods. However, according to the WSJ, it’s not helping if you’re quoting Kadek Ari Astawa, who coordinates monkey handlers.
Atswa said he heard that when the temple was first opened to visitors, tourists sometimes feed macaques. However, when temple management restricted tourists from feeding them, primates began stealing their belongings, the WSJ reported.
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