A wild monkey was rescued after getting electrocuted while climbing on roofs in search of food. <br /><br />The female primate was bounding across the homes then rummaging through bins in Trat, eastern Thailand on April 16.<br /><br />But she accidentally jumped into power cables and suffered burns across his fur. Residents saw the monkey limping why crawling across a tin roof on one of the homes. <br /><br />Rescuers from Sawang Boonchuay Foundation had to climb over a fence to reach the animal which continuously ran away. <br /><br />The Injured monkey was caught 20 minutes later after two volunteers found her hiding under the basement. <br /><br />Both of her legs were seen seriously wounded with a big burning mark. Villagers said that the monkey was electrocuted when she went into the village looking for food.<br /><br />Local resident Ning Somboon said: ''Many monkeys from the forest nearby often came to the village and were injured from the electricity before. But most of them ran away before we called the rescuer.''<br /><br />Officers put her in the cage and gave her some bananas before sending her to the nearest vet.
