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Locals in Kaohsiung were treated to a tense yet entertaining standoff between a couple dozen humans and one macaque on a city trip. The monkey had apparently been taking in the local sights for three days, checking out popular tourist spots like Liuhe Night Market. But the primate’s trip was cut short on Tuesday morning at Sinsing District. After the monkey stole some pieces of watermelon from a woman, the local borough warden called police to take it away, resulting in an amusing spectacle.

What is happening? Police officers holding batons stand on the road, and a crowd of onlookers forms a semicircle. Even passing motorists stop to watch. The tension is palpable. Look up a bit and… it’s a macaque! Perched on the building’s façade looking over downtown Kaohsiung.

- Have you ever seen one before?
- Never! It’s so weird.

- It must be someone’s pet. Or maybe it was looking for food.

The monkey sits still, leisurely observing the movements down below. It stands and strolls around, yawning and chilling, even going as far as going to the toilet on a shop sign. Agriculture officials finally arrive, and after a long stare-off with the animal, they decide to shoot it with a tranquilizer gun.

Right on target! But instead of succumbing to sleep on the spot, the monkey started running amok and fell to the ground, baring its sharp teeth to anyone that got in the way. The final struggle is worthy of an epic.

Some people grab traffic cones to catch the monkey, while others rush forward with a net. Finally, sweet victory for the humans, as the group subdues the monkey. This macaque had been terrorizing Kaohsiung for three days.

Lee Hung-tan
Dongpo Borough Warden
It ripped off a piece of watermelon from a customer. While it was eating it over in the alley, I called the police over.

Voice of Chen Hsiu-fen
Kaohsiung agriculture official
We determined that the macaque strayed away from the pack in Chaishan.

The areas surrounding Chaishan and Shoushan Zoo are packed with macaques. It is unknown why one of them decided to venture into the city, where it was spotted making the trip to the Neiwei Arts Center, the popular Liuhe Night Market, and finally Linsen 1st Road, which is at least 6km away. The Kaohsiung Agricultural Bureau says the sightings are indeed the same monkey, a macaque that has been taken for a checkup at the zoo and will be released at a future date. With monkeys traveling deeper into the city, the question now is how to strike a balance of coexistence.

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