Monkeys use trees as catapults to escape

[Cermage]

ESCAPE-obsessed monkeys used springy tree branches to catapult themselves over a five-metre electric fence to freedom.

The Japan Times said the trees were a little over 1.8-metres high and about 1.8-3 metres from the high-voltage wire fence at Kyoto University's primate research centre.

Nevertheless, a dozen monkeys used them to leap over the barrier.

"Their jumping power was greater than we thought," said Hirohisa Hirai, deputy head of the institute in Inuyama.

However, the monkeys seemed not to know what to do with their new-found liberty following Sunday's great escape.

Most of them were found hanging around the outside of the fence and at least five were lured back inside with peanuts.

The trees were cut short to prevent further flights.

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fuck yeah, monkeys

 

[TM2-Megatron]

lol, there's some primate research for them to study.

 

[Bladexdsl]

DK been teaching them da moves!

 

[Kwartel]

They must have seen to many cartoons.

What kind of trees were they? I want them in my backyard.

 

[OmerMe]

I wish there was a video, it sounds awesome. xD

 

[Theraima]

They must have seen to many cartoons.

Monkey see monkey do.

Sound hella cool, video would have been just awesome.

 

[Bladexdsl]

They must have seen to many cartoons.

nah they learned from the master!

 

[Terminator02]

Most of them were found hanging around the outside of the fence and at least five were lured back inside with peanuts.

i lol'd

 

[Snorlax]

Those damn'd monkeys!

 

[Danny600kill]

Small hairy children shouldn't be called monkeys

 

[BlackDave]

Ahahahahaha monkey rules. Go DK team

 

[Blaze163]

I hereby declare this to be made of epic win.