"Gangs" of monkeys invade a Thai town...and disrupt traffic

Herds of wild monkeys have invaded a Thai town near the capital, Bangkok, to the point that they are jumping over cars and humans, in search of food, which they fight to get.

The town of Lopburi, located 90 miles north of the Thai capital, is famous for its wild monkeys, which attract tourists from all over the world, to the extent that residents organize a festival to honor the animals.

But after tourists began returning to Thailand after the restrictions of the Corona pandemic were eased last November, the monkeys of the town of Lopburi are getting snacks and a lot of sugary drinks, according to the British "Daily Mail".

This was a disaster for the town, as "hordes" of macaques swarmed its streets, competing violently for food and land.

Video clips showed large numbers of these monkeys gathering in the city center, as if they were pet cats, and some distributed columns of sugar and syrup to them, and some of them even jumped over a man who was distributing bananas to them, according to "Sky News".

The lack of fear in the hearts of these monkeys shows that they take a very daring behavior, uncharacteristic in the past, and the new behavior is embodied in jumping on vehicle windows and jumping over pedestrians in the streets.

The residents said that they noticed what looked like gangs between the monkeys, which leads to clashes between them over the control of food.

Government officials tried to control the increasing numbers of monkeys, but they were unsuccessful as they continued to breed.

Large numbers of these animals were sterilized in 2020, as part of a government program after their enemies got out of control during the pandemic.

The coronavirus shutdown has given macaques more opportunity to roam the city, and with some residents feeding them, in good faith, their numbers have exploded.

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