Thousands of monkeys in Lopburi in central Thailand feasted on tonnes of fruits and vegetables on Sunday after the town’s Monkey Festival resumed following a two year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

LOPBURI, Thailand--A meal fit for monkeys was served on Sunday at the annual Monkey Feast Festival in central Thailand. Amid the morning traffic, rows of monkey statues holding trays were lined up ...

The macaques that roam Lopburi ... an annual “Monkey Buffet” festival, and they’re commonly seen throughout the city. Macaques are classified as a protected species under Thailand’s ...

Marauding monkeys won’t face catapults any more in the historic Thai city of Lopburi, where they have ... drawing tourists to “Monkey City”, a three-hour drive north of Bangkok.

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Monkeys eat fruits and vegetables during the feast of the 36th Monkey Party at the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in the Lopburi city of Lopburi province, Thailand, Nov. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen ...

A man sprays alcohol toward long-tailed macaques to keep them from stealing goods near Phra Prang Sam Yot temple, as officials start capturing monkeys in Lopburi, Thailand, on May 25. CHALINEE ...

LOPBURI, Thailand (Reuters ... drawing tourists to "Monkey City", a three-hour drive north of Bangkok. The macaques, believed to bring good fortune, also inhabit nearby forests and have long ...

Police in central Thailand said they barricaded ... The human inhabitants of Lopburi have long suffered from a growing and aggressive monkey population and authorities have built special ...

Marauding monkeys won’t face slingshots any more in the historic Thai city ... 19 shut Lopburi, some of its 58,000 residents casually fed the 3,000 long-tailed macaques in “Monkey City ...