A family were shocked after returning from a holiday to find wild monkeys taking over their house.<br /> <br />The residents left last Friday morning (September 4) for a long weekend. However, they were shocked when they returned on Monday afternoon (September 7) to find dozens of macaques climbing over their property and car.<br /> <br />The primates were rummaging through bins and trying to climb inside the two-storey house in Songkhla province, southern Thailand.<br /> <br />One critter had successfully torn off rope being used to tie down bin lids and was gnawing through a shampoo bottle.<br /> <br />Wildlife rangers arrived to scare away the monkeys, which live in the nearby Tangkuan Hill, a tourist attraction known for its wild animals.<br /> <br />One of the neighbours said that the monkeys have been venturing into residential properties as there is a shortage of food.<br /> <br />Monthira Sun said: "We need to accept that we cannot drive them away all the time. We just need to lock the properties well before leaving."<br /> <br />Officials who attended the scene said the monkeys had tried to get inside the property but the owner had ''secured the windows and doors'' before leaving for the weekend.
