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29 March 2024

A cruel way to scare off monkeys

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By Staff

A Saudi man who had enough of noisy monkeys jumping on his house in search for food finally found a novel but cruel way to scare them off—electric shocks.

A film carried by Saudi newspapers and removed by U-Tube later showed many monkeys trying to reach fruit tied on top of the house were thrown off the roof after getting an electric shock from power cables planted by the man.

Newspapers said the two-minute film was shot by the man in southern Saudi Arabia but they did not identify him or specify the exact location of his house.

“The film was shot in a southern area in Saudi Arabia and it shows that the man had installed electric traps to lure in the monkeys so they will get a shock and stop coming to his house,” Sabq Arabic language daily said.

“He extended some live power cables and hanged fruit on them....many monkeys were seen getting shocks and falling off the roof...it was an exciting but cruel scene which comes amidst increasing monkey forays in that area.”

U-Tube said it had removed the film because it violated its terms of service.