Shocked Zoo Monkey Falls Of Ledge At Sight Of Woman Staring Through Glass

This is the moment a shocked zoo monkey falls off a window ledge at the sight of a woman staring at it through the glass.

Ms Liu, who comes from the city of Changchun in the north-eastern Chinese province of Jilin, said she had only seen monkeys on TV before and desperately wanted to visit the local zoo to see one up close in real life.

She added that she was excited on the day of her zoo visit and went to the monkey enclosure where she tapped lightly on the glass to get the attention of one of the monkeys, which was sitting on the window ledge.

Monkey startled when it sees woman greeting it in Changchun, China. (4089454/AsiaWire)

At first, the monkey does not look at her, so she approaches her face to the glass in the hope that it would notice her.

However, when it looked up and saw her, the monkey was so surprised to see the woman there that it fell off the ledge in shock. The footage ends with the woman bursting out laughing, and putting her hands over her face and doubling over.

Ms Liu posted the footage on the social network Douyin, which is what TikTok is called in China, where it has been widely shared by netizens.

Monkey startled when it sees woman greeting it in Changchun, China. (4089454/AsiaWire)

She accompanied the clip with the title: “I still can’t figure out why this monkey saw me this way, is it because I wasn’t wearing makeup?!”