Mr Mook (a chimp) is on TV with his handler and somewhat randomly, a barn owl and a tape recording of forest noises. Mr Mook, looking resplendent in his yellow outfit, clearly rejects the idea of sharing the limelight with the owl and tries to grab it. The handler does his absolute best to manage the increasingly skittish owl and keep the chimp from grabbing it - watch out for the throat hold. The handler eventually puts the owl back on his perch, albeit from the wrong direction, triggering the owl to fly away. The leash around his feet prevents him getting far and the owl takes the first tumble. After being clumsily retrieved and finally installed on the perch, the watchful chimp gets his opportunity. It's time to go and he eagerly clambers onto his handler's back, sizing up the owl all the way. Ignoring the handler's plea for "No bad grabbing now", the chimp takes his opportunity and violently clubs the owl to the ground, breaking the tape recorder in the process. Genius.
Someone call the RSPB!
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