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  Money-maximizing macaque thieves demand ransoms

  

  marginalrevolution.com

  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. Researchers have found they are also skilled at judging which items their victims value the most and using this […] The post Money-maximizing macaque thieves demand ransoms appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

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  Bali’s thieving monkeys can spot high-value items to ransom

  

  theguardian.com

  Study finds macaques go for tourists’ electronics and wallets over empty bags and then maximise their...

  Study finds macaques go for tourists’ electronics and wallets over empty bags and then maximise their profitAt 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.Researchers have found they are also skilled at judging which items their...

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  These Monkeys Were Once Revered. Now They Are Taking Over.

  

  nytimes.com

  The monkeys of Lopburi, Thailand, were once a draw for tourists and pilgrims who would feed...

  The monkeys of Lopburi, Thailand, were once a draw for tourists and pilgrims who would feed them. But with few recent visitors, the monkeys are getting hungry — and aggressive.

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