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When a monkey snatched a cup of Koi bubble tea from a woman earlier this week, most netizens believed it was something unique.
Turns out other monkeys weren’t up to anything good either.
Stomper tran He was with his friend buying drinks from a vending machine in MacRitchie on November 12 when a monkey sneaked up behind him.
“We were near the vending machine and my friend was holding a bottle of Pokka peach tea when a monkey came silently towards us,” Tran said.
“So the monkey just snatched my friend’s drink! We were both in shock.”
Tran added that his friend told the monkey to “give it back”, but to no avail.
“The monkey started calling all his friends to come over and we freaked out. So we quickly left,” Tran said.
In a separate incident, Stomper Jin told Stomp on Monday (November 16) that another monkey’s antics cost someone their drink.
“I was in Punggol East when I saw a monkey snatch a Red Bull drink from a worker,” Jin said.
In the photo Jin sent, the monkey appears to be enjoying the cold drink a lot.
According to the National Parks Board (NParks), here is what to do if you come across a monkey:
- Stop what you are doing immediately.
- Stay calm and quiet. Do not make sudden movements and do not make direct eye contact with the monkeys.
- Look away and back slowly. Don’t walk away from the monkeys and run.
- If you are holding an object that attracts monkeys, hide it or discard it.
- Don’t try to hit the monkeys.
- If you have a child with you, put him on your shoulders. This will increase your perceived size, which could discourage monkeys from approaching you and your child.
- Stay away from the area until the monkeys are gone.
