A rascal had copper scratching their head on August 13 after they received a mysterious 911 call . After lose connection , they investigated the reservoir , finding that the call had been made from a zoo where no steward owned up to being the caller – but a 10 - month - older Cebus capucinus had reportedly nick a mobile phone .

“ We ’re told Capuchin monkeys are very inquisitive and will grab anything and everything and just start pushing push , ” wrote the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff ’s Office onFacebook , in a billet about the capuchin named Route ’s technological risky venture .

“ And that ’s what Route did … just so happened it was in the veracious combining of numbers to call us . ”

Route ’s secondary theft took billet on the zoo ’s golf game cart , which keepers apply to get around the 40 - acre land site at Zoo to You near Paso Robles . Route was riding alongside assistant music director at Zoo to You Lisa Jackson when the young capuchin grab the phone , something that ’s not out of quality for the scalawag .

“ She was just kind of a passenger in my cart , and we ’re cruising along , and she grabbed the phone,“CBC reportsJackson said in an interview with As It happen guest host Susan Bonner .

“ She ’s always inquisitive and so I thought nothing of it . Took the headphone , put it back , and then her and I choke about our concern . "

With a cheek that screams “ You got any games on your speech sound ? ” , Route ’s antics shew the intelligence of these animals at even a young geezerhood – and as far as imp business goes , it ’s not all that strange .

In Bali , long - tail macaqueshave see not only to slip from man , but also how to barter . Research find they were capable of valuate what token were most likely to get them the tasty trade when steal from holidaymaker on their habitation turf .

Examples included a horseshoe versus shabu , or hat versus sound , with the former representing the intermediate time value and the latter representing the high value in both scenario . Their results showed older monkeys were better at identifying and steal eminent - value item , like phones , glasses , and wallets . They were also more potential to refuse miserable offering and harbour out for big - tag trades .

Route ’s phone call may have “ wasted ” law metre ( though we doubt any of the officers would describe it like that ) , but at least she did n’t hold them to ransom after .

[ H / T : NBC News ]