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Monkeys can identify expensive items which they can steal

Intelligent monkeys have worked out what items to steal if they want food [Photo: Getty]

Intelligent monkeys have worked out how to identify expensive items - so they can steal them and ransom them for food, scientists found. Tablets, phones and sunglasses are among the objects light-fingered primates are prone to snatch, knowing their owners will be desperate to get them back.

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