Greedy killer monkeys found eating large rats in Malaysia, leaving scientists ‘stunned'

[jack_spratt]

Greedy killer monkeys were found to be catching and gobbling up large rats in Malaysia.
Shocked scientists uncovered the rat-catching macaques on palm oil plantations – and say the hungry predators could be used as pest control.
The southern pig-tailed macaques were typically thought to chow down on fruit.

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[jack_spratt]

Even animals are rebelling against vegetarianism!

 

[thestaggy]

What's shocking about it?

Shocked scientists uncovered the rat-catching macaques on palm oil plantations

The reason lies right there.

Palm oil plantations are there at the expense of natural vegetation. Your peaceful fruit-eating macaques would've been eating the fruits of the vegetation that have been cleared for the growing palm oil plantations.

They've adapted to man-made change in their environment.

 

[wbot]

Yeah I don't get what's so shocking either. All monkeys are omnivores.

 

[RedViking]

It would have been 'shocking' if the rats were eating greedy killer monkeys.

 

[Polymathic]

What's shocking about it?



The reason lies right there.

Palm oil plantations are there at the expense of natural vegetation. Your peaceful fruit-eating macaques would've been eating the fruits of the vegetation that have been cleared for the growing palm oil plantations.

They've adapted to man-made change in their environment.

Even animals are rebelling against vegetarianism!

Monkeys are omnivores.

 

[Ponderer]

Macaques are rativores?

 

[GhostSixFour]

Next step. Small children, which admittedly, would be more shocking.

 

[thestaggy]

Monkeys are omnivores.

It is widely documented that their diets are influenced by their proximity to and interaction with humans. Macaques in temples across SE Asia will eat ice-cream from tourists, as an example.

Saying that, Macaques removed from humans almost exclusively follow a fruit/plant-based diet supplemented with invertebrates. They have been documented as opportunist consumers of nesting birds, bird eggs, lizards, frogs and fish, but plants/fruits make up as much as 90% of their diets.

These are now actively hunting large rodents, which is a shift from their natural feeding habits and is directly related to the effects of man-made changes to the ecology.

 

[Polymathic]

It is widely documented that their diets are influenced by their proximity to and interaction with humans. Macaques in temples across SE Asia will eat ice-cream from tourists, as an example.

Saying that, Macaques removed from humans almost exclusively follow a fruit/plant-based diet supplemented with invertebrates. They have been documented as opportunist consumers of nesting birds, bird eggs, lizards, frogs and fish, but plants/fruits make up as much as 90% of their diets.

These are now actively hunting large rodents, which is a shift from their natural feeding habits and is directly related to the effects of man-made changes to the ecology.

Perhaps these palm orchards offer no place for rats to hide thus making them easy prey for these macaques.

 

[Ninja'd]

Die plantasies macaque vir die apies.

 

[supersunbird]

Why are the monkey being classed as greedy? Are they killing rats and not eating them or something?

 

[Diablo-D]

Business opportunity for Cape Town CBD

 

[Nerfherder]

It is widely documented that their diets are influenced by their proximity to and interaction with humans. Macaques in temples across SE Asia will eat ice-cream from tourists, as an example.

Saying that, Macaques removed from humans almost exclusively follow a fruit/plant-based diet supplemented with invertebrates. They have been documented as opportunist consumers of nesting birds, bird eggs, lizards, frogs and fish, but plants/fruits make up as much as 90% of their diets.

These are now actively hunting large rodents, which is a shift from their natural feeding habits and is directly related to the effects of man-made changes to the ecology.

Its more fascinating than shocking. I imagine those rats would also be loaded up with palm nuts making them a delicious nutty snack.

 

[VooDooC]

Its more fascinating than shocking. I imagine those rats would also be loaded up with palm nuts making them a delicious nutty snack.

Pre-stuffed rat

 

[SeRpEnT]

Next news report: "Man bitten by Malaysian killer monkey turns into crazy human blood lusting cannibal. "

 

[lived666]

I stopped eating chicken when I was in Nepal after watching them feed them rats - not a pretty sight watching chickens fighting over rat carcasses.

 

[access]

why are they greedy?

 

[c3n0byt3]

Next news report: "Man bitten by Malaysian killer monkey turns into crazy human blood lusting cannibal. "

SHUT.DOWN.EVERYTHING.

 

[OCP]

Next news report: "Man bitten by Malaysian killer monkey turns into crazy human blood lusting cannibal. "

2 to the chest and 1 in the head