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This hilarious video shows a troop of baboons who managed to break into a beach house in South Africa.

The owner of the house left an upstairs window open, and the gang of primates seized the opportunity to experience some home comforts.

Neighbour Howard James Fyvie and his friends spotted the animals entering the home, and decided to drive the creatures away.

Armed only with a broom and a camera, they chased the baboons from the house - but they couldn't stop them from making a huge mess.

The break-in took place at Betty's Bay on the Western cape of South Africa, where baboons often break into homes and cars to steal food.

Some parts of South Africa have even been forced to hire Baboon Monitors to chase the animals away from urban areas.

Baboons that are known to persistently steal from humans have been put down in the past - despite being a protected species.