Moment a macaque tries to undo shocked woman tourist’s shorts and then peers down her top

Cheeky monkey! Moment a macaque tries to undo shocked woman tourist’s shorts and then peers down her top

  • Cheeky macaque investigated shocked administration officer Jill Porter, 38
  • Video shows Jill sitting still as the monkey sits on her lap and peers down her top 
  • She had travelled to the Ubud Monkey Sanctuary, Bali, from Northern Ireland

A cheeky macaque decided to ‘monkey around’ with a shocked female tourist when she visited its forest sanctuary in Bali, Indonesia.

Jill Porter, 38, sat stock-still as the inquisitive primate clambered onto her lap and started trying to undo her shorts, in footage recorded by one of her friends.

The Balinese long-tailed monkey then plucked up the courage to peer down her top, and even tugged at her hair.  

Jill said she was ‘terrified’ at first, before adding: ‘I think the monkeys were possibly hungry and just looking for food.’

Administration officer Jill Porter, 38, got a shock when a macaque decided to peer down her top as she visited the Ubud Monkey Sanctuary in Bali, Indonesia

In the 23-second clip, which has recently gone viral, Jill can be seen sitting on a wooden bench and looking worriedly at the primate nestling on her lap.

A friend in the background can be heard falling about in a fit of giggles and exclaiming: ‘I’m dying!’ 

Jill had gone on holiday with a group of friends to Bali from her home in Castlerock, Northern Ireland, when she had the encounter.

She revealed feeling ‘quite scared’ about the approach but followed the park’s advice. 

‘You are warned to remain calm if they approach you, but I was quite shocked,’ she said.

Since uploading the video to TikTok it has been viewed more than 170,000 times. 

Since the 23-second clip was uploaded to TikTok it has been viewed more than 170,000 times

Since the 23-second clip was uploaded to TikTok it has been viewed more than 170,000 times

The 12.5-hectare Ubud Monkey Forest is home to around 700 primates, belonging to 186 different species.

However, the coronavirus crisis in Indonesia has forced the site to close for the time being.

The country has so far recorded 68,079 cases of the virus, and 3,359 deaths.

The clip was filmed in November last year.