Tourist instantly regrets shoving monkey off ledge
Monkey 1 – Man 0.
A tourist got a lesson in the law of the jungle when he tried to push a monkey into a pond — and the PO’ed primate fought back.
Online video of the incident at the Xitian Temple in the Chinese province of Jiangsu shows the animal perched on a rail, when the man shoves it over the edge, to the sounds of laughter by other sightseers.
About a second later, the irritated monkey leaps back over the barrier, and scratches the man on the hand and gives chase.
The 30-second video shows the man run to shelter as the monkey — now joined by a second one — zones in on him.
Luckily for the man, the monkeys were stopped by temple staff.
The incident happened Tuesday at the Xitian Temple in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, according to local media.
The man, whose identity was not released, was not seriously injured, according to the Beijing Times.
According the report, there are signs posted around the scenic area warning tourists not to touch the monkeys.