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Study finds macaques go for touristsâ electronics and wallets over empty bags and then maximise their profit
A mischievous â and shrewd â monkey in Bali. Photograph: Melissa Tse/Getty Images/Flickr RF
A mischievous â and shrewd â monkey in Bali. Photograph: Melissa Tse/Getty Images/Flickr RF
Wed 13 Jan 2021 20.00 EST
Last modified on Thu 14 Jan 2021 04.20 EST
At the Uluwatu temple in Bali, monkeys mean business. The long-tailed macaques who roam the ancient site are infamous for brazenly robbing unsuspecting tourists and clinging on to their possessions until food is offered as ransom payment.