This is the hilarious moment a family returned home and found a monkey BURGLAR stealing food from their room.

The residents had popped out while leaving the balcony door open at their apartment in Chonburi, eastern Thailand, on Thursday (October 1).

Seizing its opportunity, a monkey living in nearby trees had clambered into the property. The owner returned and caught the primate red-handed.

Mobile phone footage shows the monkey drinking a bottle of orange juice, which it finished then threw on the ground. The monkey then grabbed a packet of noodles before disappearing through the open door.

The filmer said: ''I would install a burglar alarm but I don't think it would deter the monkey. He's a real pest. But I should remember to keep everything locked. They steal anything, especially now because they are so hungry.''