Monkey Breaks Into ATM, And The Surveillance Footage Is Bananas

The internet went ape watching a money rip open the bank machine outside a Delhi branch of the State Bank of India.

It sounds bananas, but it looks like monkeys are engaging in serious criminal behavior in Delhi, India.

Security cameras at a local branch of the State Bank of India recently captured video of a monkey ripping open the front panel of an ATM, according to the Hindustan Times.

But while the monkey appears to have committed the crime of vandalism, it is apparently no thief.

The video shows the primate pulling off a piece of plastic to play with, before scurrying away without taking any cash.

As you might expect, Twitter users went ape for the video, with many people offering theories as to the monkey’s M.O., some more sinister than others.

One person thought the real story was the bank’s somewhat sketchy security.

Of course, some people predicted the video was a sign of things to come.

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Primates Of The World
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey(01 of17)
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(Rhinopithecus Roxellan)All photos courtesy of Conservation International. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Bald Uacari(02 of17)
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The facial skin and ears of the Bald Uacari (Cacajao calvus calvus) are unpigmented and appear pink-to-scarlet because of their blood in subcutaneous capillaries. (credit:© Luiz Claudio Marigo)
Orangutan(03 of17)
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Orangutans can weigh almost 200 lbs. (credit:© Will Turner)
Emperor Tamarin(04 of17)
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The emperor tamarin has a white curved “mustache” hanging down as far as its chest. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Phillippine Tarsier(05 of17)
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(Tarsius syriehta) (credit:© Olivier Langrand)
Buffy Saki(06 of17)
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(Pithecia albicans) (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Javan Gibbon(07 of17)
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(Hylobates moloch) (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Mandrill(08 of17)
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(credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Black-And-White Colobus Monkey(09 of17)
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(Colobus polykomos) (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Indri(10 of17)
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The Indri is known for its loud, haunting call that can be heard from miles away. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Red Bald-Headed Uakari (11 of17)
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Red bald-headed uakari (Cacajao calvus rubicundus). Feb. 1973. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Pileated Gibbon(12 of17)
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Pileated Gibbon, (Hylobates pileatus) a species found in the Central Cardamom Mountain Range (credit:© Conservation International/photo by David Emmett)
Bonobo(13 of17)
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Bonobos are native of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Bonobos(14 of17)
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Bonobos are estimated to have experienced a significant population reduction in the past 20 to 30 years due to habitat loss, among other reasons. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Javan Gibbon(15 of17)
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(Hylobates moloch) (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Sunarto)
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey(16 of17)
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(Rhinopithecus roxellan) (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)
Bonobo(17 of17)
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Bonobos are our closest living relative. (credit:© Conservation International/photo by Russell A. Mittermeier)