A monkey repeatedly stole from a supermarket three times within a mere four hours in southwest China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Guiyang in Guizhou Province on July 10, shows a primate initially loitered around the supermarket entrance before swiftly seizing goods from a basket near the door and making a swift getaway.

An hour later, the daring monkey returned to the crime scene. This time, however, it did not immediately swipe goods. Instead, it tentatively entered and exited the supermarket, waiting at the entrance for a moment, then surveying its surroundings, before carefully parting the door curtain to once again make off with pilfered goods.

A few hours later, the monkey was back at it for the third time. This time, it seemed to selectively choose its stolen goods. In each instance, it was only after the monkey made off with the items that the supermarket staff realised what had occurred. Expressing frustration, the staff could only stand by helplessly as the crimes unfolded.

According to the supermarket owner, Mr Xu, the light-fingered thief is a macaque from Qianling Mountain, a species under second-class state protection.

Since the store is located near Qianling Mountain, it is often visited by these wild monkeys. "It was not the first time that such an incident has occurred. Every year when the weather gets warmer, the monkeys would come," said Xu. He added that the monkeys are very smart. "They choose snacks based on taste and if driven away, they would definitely come back until they get what they want."

Despite the frequent monkey shoplifting incidents, the snacks stolen by the monkeys aren't particularly valuable. Confronted with such circumstances, the staff maintain their distance while trying to drive the monkeys away to avoid any injury.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

7月10日，贵州贵阳。一只猴子4小时内到同一超市内连偷3次。监控视频显示，这只猴子藏在超市门口，一个起跳直接将门口货篮上的商品偷走后逃跑。一小时后，猴子再次来到超市门口，这次它看起来比谨慎，没有直接偷走商品，而是起身进超市后又退了回来，在门口蹲守了一会，再环故四周，然后小心翼翼扒开门帘迅速偷走了商品。几小时后它又来偷了第3次，这一次它更像是有选择性地偷走了商品。3次都是猴子将东西拿走后超市店员才发现，店员也只能表示无奈。
据超市老板徐先生表示，这是黔灵山上的猕猴，是国家二级保护动物，因为店面靠近黔灵山，野生猴子特别多。也不是第一次出现这种情况，每年天气暖一点猴子就会来。徐先生称猴子很聪明，抢的时候会挑选口味，如果被赶走一定会再回来直到拿走为止。猴子抢走的零食都不值什么钱，遇上这种情况他们会保持距离进行驱赶，避免被猴子抓伤。