SINGAPORE, Oct. 5 -- A viral video from Singapore has reminded us all of an age-old principle: monkeys are better at stealing food than humans are at defending it.

TikTok user arandompaul captured the moment on September 28.

A long-tailed macaque clambers off with a child's snack. The child watches. The father swings a blue bag at the primate. The macaque gets away. The child does not.

Bystanders can be heard chiding the man: "You can't do that!"

Social media echoed the sentiment, with some criticising both the bag-wielding father and the decision to let a child snack while strolling.

A few sided with the man, arguing he was merely defending his offspring.

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