Juvenile macaque passes out after stolen coffee binge

By The Nation

 

 

A long-tailed macaque passed out for 10 hours after drinking strong coffee from an unattended plastic bag hung from a tourist’s motorcycle in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thien district on Sunday.

 

The “Khon Rak Ling Hua Jai Kraeng” Facebook community page reported the incident, in which the male six-month-old monkey fell sick after drinking the stolen coffee drink. Alerted by a food vendor at the Khun Kala Floating Market that a juvenile monkey appeared sick, a Khon Rak Ling Hua Jai Kraeng team along with a veterinarian went to transport the animal for medical treatment at the nearby Doctor Raiwin Pet Hospital.

 

The little monkey, which passed out from a severe reaction to caffeine, was given a mixture of carbon and saline until 3am on Monday.

 

After its recovery, the group released the monkey in the vicinity of its troop, although they said they would monitor its health.

 

The group also advised members of the public who visited areas frequented by long-tailed macaques to give them only fruit and vegetables at designated areas, rather than throwing food on the road, which had led to many monkeys being killed in road collisions.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30331033

 

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Thank God the tourist wasn't drinking RedBull !

This goes to prove that coffee is bad for you. Well, what more proof do you want? It knocks out a monkey, and you drinking that stuff all day long.

On 07/11/2017 at 3:09 PM, webfact said:

the male six-month-old monkey fell sick after drinking the stolen coffee drink

Is this karma in action? Had the monkey purchased the coffee legally would he be sick now? Food for thought. 

10 hours ago, madusa said:

This goes to prove that coffee is bad for you. Well, what more proof do you want? It knocks out a monkey, and you drinking that stuff all day long.

It knocks out a monkey the size of my hand. Don't get over dramatic. Caffeine taken  in modest amounts is actually beneficial for adult people.

On 11/7/2017 at 3:13 PM, tonray said:

Thank God the tourist wasn't drinking RedBull !

I was just in Koh Kut and noticed a man with a monkey on a leash climbing the coconut trees for him and dropping them down on the ground. On his break I saw them both sharing a Red Bull. No joke. I couldn’t believe it. 

16 minutes ago, lust said:

I was just in Koh Kut and noticed a man with a monkey on a leash climbing the coconut trees for him and dropping them down on the ground. On his break I saw them both sharing a Red Bull. No joke. I couldn’t believe it. 

Yes.....but the monkey cuts it with some Nam Maphraw to his taste while the man cuts his with Lao Kaho