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While the youth in Colleges and Universities across the Western society are busy protesting because
they're secretly worried about dating, our cousins have ceded to an old human adage.
Monkey see, Monkey do.

Fearless monkey gang tear down anti-monkey posters in terrifying town uprising

'A gang of monkeys have taken action after posters appeared protesting their presence in a tourist hotspot.
Lopburi, Thailand, is known for its rich history, but it has another draw for visitors. In this city monkeys freely
roam the streets, rubbing shoulders with the town's human inhabitants.


Then.                                                                            Now.

This is no peaceful co-existence, however. With primate attacks increasingly common, tension between man
and monkey is at an all-time high and some want to see the primates gone for good. One group even put up
signs protesting against the monkeys living there on April 21. But an apparent counter-protest was launched
at about 6pm the next day, when the primate population would typically turn in for the night.

However on this evening an army of animals took to the streets and bit, tore down and destroyed more than
30 of the posters. Local outlet Thairath reported fed-up locals put signs up to show their dissatisfaction with the
Thai Department of National Parks and monkey tourism. The banners called on officials to catch the monkeys
and release them back into the wild.

Other posters questioned whether Lopburi drew in tourists to experience the city's history or just to look at the
wayward apes. Lopburi relies on monkey tourism as a significant source of income and even hosts an annual
Monkey Buffet Festival on the last Sunday of November.

This sees a banquet of fruit laid out among the ruins of the Phra Prang Sam Yot temple to show appreciation
for the town's apes. However, over the last few years, the monkeys have grown rambunctious. Two years ago
a primate turf war brought Lopburi to a standstill as monkeys descended on the city centre in search of food.

The hungry primates had gone without nearly as much food as they were used to as Covid restrictions stopped
tourists from visiting, and therefore feeding the apes. A joint task force made up of local government officials
and the Army are now working to catch the monkeys and move them into a facility...'

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