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Meet the clever monkeys running a sophisticated theft ring in Bali

Meet the clever monkeys running a sophisticated theft ring in Bali

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 01, 2025
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Monkeys in Ubud Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia (Elizaveta Galitckaia/shutterstock.com)

A gang of monkeys in Bali has mastered the art of high-stakes negotiation, stealing phones and valuables from tourists and trading them back for food at a historic cliff-side temple.

At Uluwatu Temple, around 600 long-tailed macaques have developed a sophisticated barte…

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