- The animal threw the missile from the top of a tree after
becoming frustrated with his tiring labour, according to reports.
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- Leilit Janchoom, 48, had employed the monkey to pick
coconuts which he could then sell for around 4p each.
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- The animal named Brother Kwan found the work
tedious and strenuous but Mr Janchoom refused to let him rest, dishing
out beatings if he refused to climb trees.
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- It is believed that the monkey eventually snapped, and
targeted his owner from a high branch with one of the hard-skinned fruits.
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- Mr Janchoom, from the province of Nakorn Sri Thammarat
in Thailand, died on the spot after being struck by the coconut, according
to reports in a local newspaper.
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- The dead man's wife said that the monkey had "seemed
lovable" when they bought him for £130.
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- News of the attacks comes after scientists disclosed
this week that a chimpanzee at a Swedish zoo became so annoyed at being
gawked at by tourists in a zoo that he started creating weapons to hurl
at them.
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- Santino the chimp would calmly collect stones and fashion
discs made out of concrete even when the zoo was closed, to throw at visitors
when they returned.
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- Scientists believe his behaviour is the strongest proof
yet that humans are not the only creatures which can make plans for the
future.
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- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4970905/
Monkey-kills-cruel-owner-with-coconut-thrown-from-tree.html
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