12/3/2004: Thai monkey banquet

Undertoad · 12-03-2004, 12:11 PM

Last year at this time we had a monkey drinking a can of Pepsi at some sort of Thai festival. Here's a better shot of what's going on every year.

Welcome to Lopburi, Thailand, where you will want to be if you are a fan of monkeys. One section of the town, a few blocks of area around a certain temple, is overrun with very friendly macaque monkeys.

So friendly, in fact, that they tend to not only live around humans, but climb all over them too. They are in fact a major part of the economy in Lopburi, population 3000, and once a year the town holds a massive banquet for them. It's become so popular now that there's an admission fee to come see the monkeys eat.

12-03-2004, 12:11 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	12/3/2004: Thai monkey banquet Last year at this time we had a monkey drinking a can of Pepsi at some sort of Thai festival. Here's a better shot of what's going on every year. Welcome to Lopburi, Thailand, where you will want to be if you are a fan of monkeys. One section of the town, a few blocks of area around a certain temple, is overrun with very friendly macaque monkeys. So friendly, in fact, that they tend to not only live around humans, but climb all over them too. They are in fact a major part of the economy in Lopburi, population 3000, and once a year the town holds a massive banquet for them. It's become so popular now that there's an admission fee to come see the monkeys eat.

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