Following the news of a 31-year-old chimp who evidently likes to plot out attacks on his Swedish zoo visitors, a monkey in Thailand became tired of his owner beating him and forcing him up trees to collect coconuts — so he threw one straight at the owner’s head.
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Leilit Janchoom purchased the monkey, named Brother Kwan, for $180 thinking the animal could help collect coconuts to sell at the market for five cents a piece. But Brother Kwan frequently became tired of climbing palm trees and would stop for a break.
Janchoom would beat the monkey until he’d climb up another tree for more coconuts. Sure enough, after one beating too many, Brother Kwan hurled a coconut straight down onto Janchoom’s head. He died instantly.
While Santino, the 31-year-old chimp in Sweden, was unfortunately castrated for his plotting, it’s unclear whether Brother Kwan escaped after the killing or faces any punishment. I think his case would stand up in court as self-defense.
So that makes three cases of captive primates flipping out in the last month — what’s going to happen next?
Via: TelegraphPhoto Credit: Eustaquio Santimano on Flickr under Creative Commons license.
thats what that man gets ,,,you dont beat a poor innocent animal
i’ll tell you what’s gonna happen next. the monkey’s are taking over! ever hear of the hundredth monkey? their collective consciousness is causing this effect. there will be more monkey attacks, until there is a full scale assault from all corners of the planet. it’s pretty clear, we’re no match for a monkey.