Drunk Monkey Grabs Kitchen Knife And Threatens Everyone In Bar

Monkeys just want to have fun

Customers at a bar were given an almighty fright when a drunk monkey snatched a kitchen knife and started chasing them after downing leftover rum.

The little capuchin - a breed known for their temper - apparently turned aggressive after helping itself to dregs of rum in the bar.

Picking up the foot-long blade, the animal reportedly set about terrorising punters at the bar in Paraiba, Brazil.

However, according to reports, it only went after the men in the pub, leaving the women to drink in relative peace.

Captured

A video posted on YouTube shows the agitated monkey perched on the roof of the bar, repeatedly stabbing and scraping at the corrugated steel.

It is said to have left the area shortly after.

The owner of the bar called firefighters, who after some searching and manouvering were able to find and capture the capuchin.

Lieutenant Colonel Saul Laurentino, fire chief, said: "It was a bar staff oversight that ended with the monkey drinking some rum and taking the knife."

The firefighters were able to capture the monkey and release it back into the wild. Its antics soon attracted attention and alarm a second time, however, when residents living near the woods reported that it was behaving aggressively towards them.

Local authorities are now in the process of determining whether the monkey should be permanently kept in captivity.

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