Curious monkey picks up and attempts to use a cell phone dropped into its enclosure at San Diego zoo
- Footage at San Diego zoo shows monkey seeing phone dropped nearby
- It climbs down from its perch quickly to get the cell phone, curious about it
- Manages to grab it after a few attempts and studies it intently
- Crowd of people watch on a viewing platform as the funny scene unfolds
This is the moment a curious monkey picked up and attempted to use a cell phone dropped into its enclosure.
Footage taken at San Diego Zoo in California shows the animal grabbing the phone swiftly.
It clambers down from its perch when it sees the device has been dropped nearby.
Footage taken at San Diego Zoo in California shows the animal grabbing the phone swiftly
The monkey nudges the phone along the floor and manages to pick it up.
People stand on a platform as the scene unfolds, watching on.
But the animal loses grip of the phone and has to crouch down to get it again.
It leans down to make another attempt to grab it, desperate to try and use it.
Finally, the monkey has a tight hold of the phone and studies it curiously.
But the animal loses grip of the phone and has to crouch down to get it again
It is not the first time a monkey has tried to do some browsing on a cell phone.
Footage from China shows an animal doing some online shopping on its keepers phone.
The monkey had seen her phone lying around on the floor and began to poke at the buttons on the device.
The surprised keeper claimed that the animal had managed to empty her online shopping cart in one go.
Footage from China shows an animal doing some online shopping on its keepers phone
The surprised keeper claimed that the animal had managed to empty her online shopping cart in one go
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