webfact Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Young Macaque electrocuted by power cable in Chon Buri By Chamnan Jai-eua The Nation A crab-eating macaque died of electrocution near a power pole in Chon Buri’s Sriracha district on Sunday morning. It is believed that the macaque headed out of a nearby forest in search of food, touched an electric cable and was killed. Pichet Konklong, a local resident, said he noticed the animal lying still on the road at about 9am and decided to alert authorities. “I stopped my motorcycle to check what I could do. But it was already dead,” he said. Officials said the animal was just a few years old. Electrocution burns were visible on its right cheek and right leg. Authorities have received several reports about electrocuted macaques in recent years. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30344728 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-05-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 no amulet visible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Unconfirmed reports say he was seen with a ladyboy macaque just hours beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I remember a similar story about ten years ago, regarding a death by electrocution in Chonburi. That was an attempted theft of live overhead high-voltage power cables by the thief cutting the cable with bolt-cutters. The body was found at the base of pole, along with the bolt-cutters. Comparing the two reports, I'm not quite sure who had the higher IQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: Authorities have received several reports about electrocuted macaques in recent years. But in traditional Thai way have decided to do nothing about it it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Happens daily in India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poanoi Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 sorry to hear that, i feel closely related to macaques and can empathize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 40 minutes ago, poanoi said: sorry to hear that, i feel closely related to macaques and can empathize Are you sure you're not monkeying around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Good news story if there was no power outage caused by this animal. One less monkey to bite anyone does not sadden me much. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremia Juxtaposed Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 10 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Happens daily in India. In kitchens..??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 19 hours ago, poanoi said: sorry to hear that, i feel closely related to macaques I also have a close personal relationship with macaque and would never consider electrocuting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 It could have been a human , another reason to stay away from forests and trees and anything that looks like a cable. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 4:06 AM, RichardColeman said: But in traditional Thai way have decided to do nothing about it it ! On the contrary. They are probably fed up (and rightly so) with the flocks of monkeys hanging around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 A troll post has been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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