Peru services were looking for a thief who robbed houses: it turned out that an animal was to blame (3 photos)

The animal broke into several residential buildings and stole money, which was later found on roofs, trees and power lines.





In the San Isidro area of ​​Lima Province in Peru, representatives of the National Forestry and Wildlife Service responded to a call when locals reported that an unknown animal had caused damage. The workers managed to stumble upon the furry thief, who was wandering around the city, while the animal left "money trails" behind him. It turned out that the attacker was a domestic monkey that had escaped from its owners and was probably having fun this way.



When the service workers arrived at the call, they saw that money was hanging on the roofs of residential buildings, on the branches of trees in the yards and on the power lines on the streets of the city, which the monkey had pulled out of the houses of local residents.

Following these tracks, the law enforcement officers found the attacker: it was a male black-headed capuchin. He broke into several houses and caused damage, while pulling out the money that he managed to find.



The animal was sitting in a tree and the service workers calmly took it down. When they examined the monkey, they found out that it was domestic, because they noticed traces of ropes or chains on its body, which were probably used to tie the animal up.

While the monkey's owners have not been found, they decided to keep the animal in a local zoo. The workers of the National Forestry and Wildlife Service of Peru believe that the capuchin should not be released outside, since it is quite domestic and can become stressed or get into danger if it is in the wild. In addition, they were worried that the monkey would harm local residents again.

Black-headed capuchins are considered to be among the most intelligent primates. They are easy to train, so they are often kept as pets.