A hungry monkey suffered a serious electrical burn when its high-wire act near the Sattahip Naval Base sent it flying from a 7-meter-tall pole.
Nardrada Jitmintra, 46, found the wild monkey lying on the ground and breathing shallowly near the navy’s Department of Industrial Works Nov. 11. Animal-rescue officers wrapped the simian in a towel and took it to an animal hospital for treatment.
Nardrada Jitmintra covers the monkey to wait for animal rescue to arrive.
Nardrada said she has seen the monkey many times scooting on power lines. But when it tried to come down for food, the monkey apparently grounded itself by touching both the pole and wire, sending it flying and leaving it with a burn mark on the right leg.
