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Thailand Monkey Wars Escalate As Rival Gangs Force Locals To Flee Homes

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Monkeys in the Thai city of Lopburi have become particularly aggressive since coronavirus lockdowns significantly cut into the supply of treat-throwing tourists which had been feeding the city's wild macaques.

The monkeys, numbering in the thousands, have set up shop in an abandoned local cinema – brawling with each other when they aren't aggressively attacking locals.

They're also super horny, according to The Telegraph.

Local efforts to offer the monkey mobs some nutrition may have backfired as some say a sugary diet of fizzy drinks, cereal and sweets has fuelled the animals’ sex lives, making their population grow even more. 

"The more they eat, the more energy they have… so they breed more," Pramot Ketampai, who manages the city’s Prang Sam Yod temple shrines, told AFP. –The Telegraph

In March, a rival monkey gang staged a 'brazen raid' on a group of macaques trying to butt in on their territory near the Phra Kan Shrine. The street fight caused mayhem, as traffic came to a standstill for approximately 10 minutes during the melee.

"With the tourists gone, they’ve been more aggressive, fighting humans for food to survive," said government veterinarian Supakarn Kaewchot in a statement to Reuters. "They’re invading buildings and forcing locals to flee their homes."

Imagine the smell…

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