“Drunk” monkey grabs knife, chases drinkers away from bar
Firefighters had to intervene at a bar in Brazil after a monkey, wielding a knife, sent clients on their heels.
The monkey reportedly walked into the bar and downed a glass of rum.
Probably drunk, the animal then picked up a knife and threatened men at the bar while leaving the women alone.
The fire department of Patos, in Paraiba province said it got the call on February 5.
“It was a bar staff oversight that ended with the monkey drinking some rum and taking the knife,” fire department chief Saul Laurentino told the aRede website.
Firefighters eventually caught it, confiscated the knife and released the monkey back into the wild, Independent reports.
One person filmed it scratching the bar’s roof with the large kitchen knife:
