MONKEY BUSINESS

Hungry monkeys run riot, female macaque breaks the glass ceiling, and a strange legend from Kesey country

STRANGE DAYS MONKEY BUSINESS Hungry monkeys run riot, female macaque breaks the glass ceiling, and a strange legend from Kesey country MONKEY RIOT In Lopburi, Thailand, the city centre was brought to a standstill by a massive brawl between rival troops of crab-eating macaques, an unexpected side effect of the Covid pandemic. The monkeys live in large groups both on the streets and in the city’s temple complexes and are usually amply fed by tourists visiting the city. With Covid drastically reducing tourist numbers, the monkeys have been feeling the pinch. The riot began when monkeys from the Phra Prang Sam Yot temple complex ventured out into the streets in search of food. When one of the temple monkeys picked up an empty yogurt carton, it attracted the ire of the…

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