The capuchin became aggressive after drinking leftover rum
at the venue in Paraiba, Brazil.
It grabbed a foot-long knife and began chasing the male
drinkers – but not the women.
The bar owner was forced to call the fire brigade as the
monkey rampaged out of control.
Fire chief Lt. Col Saul Laurentino said: “It was a bar
staff oversight that ended with the monkey drinking some rum and taking the
knife.”
A video posted on YouTube shows the animal scraping the
roof tiles with the blade before it dashed off.
Firefighters eventually managed to capture the animal after
the incident earlier this month and released it into a nature reserve, it was
reported by Ninemsn, which cited a Rede.
But the feisty capuchin had to be caught once again after
it began terrorizing nearby residents.
Officials are now trying to decide whether to release it
into the wild again or place it in captivity.
A recent study found that capuchin monkeys can have quite a
temper and will punish others who get more than their fair share.
Researchers found they will yank on a rope to collapse a
table that is holding another's food.
Chimpanzees, meanwhile, will only do so if they feel a
crime has been committed by another monkey, such as stealing the food.
A video last year also showed a capuchin lashing out in
anger at being filmed.
