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The Monkey Buffet Festival is an annual festival held in Lopburi, Thailand. [1] In 2007, the festival included giving fruits and vegetables to the local monkey population of 2,000 crab-eating macaques in Lopburi Province north of Bangkok.
The monkey population has always been present in Lopburi, but the start of the locally-held Monkey Buffet Festival in 1989 led to a dramatic increase in their population. The festival serves a dual purpose, drawing in tourists while also honoring the traditional Lopburi belief that monkeys are disciples of Jao Paw Phra Kan , a spirit which ...
Giant trucks filled with fruit are presented to the thousands of monkeys living in the Province of Lopburi in Thailand at the Monkey Buffet Festival.
The monkeys are a symbol of the province, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Bangkok, where the ancient Three Pagodas temple celebrates an annual “Monkey Buffet” festival, and they're commonly seen throughout the city. Macaques are classified as a protected species under Thailand’s wildlife conservation law.
The monkeys are a symbol of the province, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Bangkok, where the ancient Three Pagodas temple celebrates an annual “Monkey Buffet” festival, and they're commonly seen throughout the city. Macaques are classified as a protected species under Thailand’s wildlife conservation law.
A total of 304,586.22 baht was raised and a new shrine built in the Applied Thai architecture style was completed and opened by the Department of Architecture on 2 May 1952. [6] Today San Phra Kan is located in the middle of Si Sunthon roundabout, located across the Northern railway line to Phra Prang Sam Yot. Chao Pho Phra Kan is covered in ...
Thai wildlife officials laid out a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict. The macaques that roam Lopburi are a symbol of local ...
A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, launched an offensive against the simian raiders on Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high ...