Masrizal since teenagers train beruk. He acquired the skill from his father, Oroh (60), who is also a trainer. Thanks to his expertise to train the monkeys, their names are both well known in his village, Nagari Kandang Gadang, Padang Pariaman District, West Sumatra. Call it the name of Mr. Oroh or Masrizal, people pointed to his house called "school beruk".
"School" was for years "passed" hundreds of villains coconut climbers. The subsequent subsequently employed ojek drivers who scattered in Padang Pariaman, Payakumbuh, and other cities in West Sumatra. Ojek racers every day rode with one or two tails to the villages offering the services of picking coconuts.
Among the ojek drivers there is Iswardi (31) who operates in Padang Pariaman and surrounding areas. When the moisture had not dried, Iswardi had commanded a female heel. Just by pulling a long rope that tied the neck of the cauldron, the monkey climbed a tall and slender coconut to the top. A moment later, the beres had twisted some coconuts off the stems and fell with a banging sound.
When the old coconut in the tree ran out, Iswardi pointed to the next tree, shouting, "Move to the side!" The silver was silent for a moment and suddenly, ciaaaat ... beruk directly jumped to the next palm tree which is 1.5 meters away. That morning, said Iswardi, the female has climbed 10 coconut trees and knocked dozens of old coconut grains.
From morning to evening, the female can drown 1,000 coconuts. From every harvested coconut, Iswardi gets Rp 150 from the owner of the garden. "So, a day I got Rp 150,000," he said.
Not far from Iswardi, Isal (33) commanded his two hills. One female, another male. Females work deftly, while males are more lazy. When Isal did not notice him, the males were silent. That is why, Isal often bleeds and spurs. "Hooooiii ... jan bamanuang juo! Do not stare. "
Isal said, male males are naughty, unruly, and like to fight. "Like humans," he laughed.
The only female issue: they are jealous. "If the rope that bind him is held by someone else, he will attack him for assuming me, ha-ha-ha," said Isal.
Because not many poles, female beruk preferred ojek motorcycle. Productive age was longer, ie 10-15 years. Compare with beruk male productive age 5-7 years only. "When he retires, he (male) just like a person of rank only, do not want to be told anymore," said Isal.
