Monkey tries to grab burger through car in South Africa

  • Peter Koen put a burger on the car dashboard in iSimangaliso Park, South Africa
  • He grabbed a burger and put it on the dash board of his car to answer his phone
  • But a baby Vervet monkey saw it and and dashed straight for the food
  • Despite its tenacious best efforts it could not bite through the pesky windscreen

A tenacious baby monkey has been filmed vigorously trying to grab a half-eaten burger from a car dashboard which was unfortunately blocked by a windscreen.

Peter Koen, 37, had been snorkeling at Cape Vidal in the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, South Africa, when a troop of Vervet monkey’s swarmed around his car.

Hungry, Peter grabbed a burger from a nearby stand and placed it on the dash board to answer his phone.

Suddenly, one of the baby monkeys caught a glimpse, and dashed straight for the food, only to find that it was behind a glass screen.

Bemused, the monkey started to tap the glass, and even became aggressive when a larger Vervet came to see what the commotion was.

Peter, who lives in St Lucia, South Africa, said: ‘When I got back to the car my phone rang and so I put the burger down on the most convenient place which was on the dash of the car.

‘I watched the monkey debate with himself but he then dashed over to the bonnet of the car and tried to snatch it.

‘His bemusement with only knocking his knuckles against the see-through window was classic.

‘I then started filming his endeavor to get to the burger or even just have a taste.

‘It was really funny to watch and I am happy I had my camera with me,’ Peter said.

A cheeky baby Vervet monkey spotted a burger on the dashboard of Peter Koen’s car at Cape Vidal in the iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, South Africa

The baffled little primate tried to bite at the burger but its best efforts were blocked by a pesky glass windscreen 

The baffled little primate tried to bite at the burger but its best efforts were blocked by a pesky glass windscreen 

Despite its best efforts the windscreen was unyielding and the monkey could not get a bite

Despite its best efforts the windscreen was unyielding and the monkey could not get a bite

And the little  monkey even got aggressive when a larger Vervet came to inspect the burger too

And the little  monkey even got aggressive when a larger Vervet came to inspect the burger too

 

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