A destructive rebel monkey violently shook a lamppost on the edge of a motorway in Thailand.

Footage shows the macaque sitting on top of the street light and rocking it up and down with its weight in Bangkok on November 10.

Motorist Salintip Saepang said: 'The animal might have been bored or deliberately doing it to have fun.'

Many provincial governments in Thailand have been lobbying for the removal of crab-eating macaques from the country's list of protected wildlife. The legal protections have been hampering efforts to curb the pillaging simians' ballooning numbers.

Thailand's growing population of primates has become a problem as the animals are known to damage property, such as cars and buildings. Unafraid of the consequences, they have also started stealing food from tourists and locals.

Meanwhile, the Thai government is taking steps to manage the monkey population in the country, including creating sanctuaries, mass sterilisation programs, educating the public on how to handle the animals properly, and relocating them to more suitable habitats.