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Lopburi, central Thailand, July 25, 2021 (photographs, video still)

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This is the astonishing moment two gangs of rival wild monkeys had a fight in front of shocked drivers. The troops are normally well fed by visitors but a Covid-19 third wave lockdown has lead to a renewed food shortage for the animals in Lopburi, central Thailand. They were seen squaring off in front of the ruins of an ancient Buddhist temple before one group were chased away onto a nearby road. Footage shows how the two rival troops then faced-off at the busy junction while terrified motorists waited in their cars for more than four minutes. Onlooker Khun Itiphat said: 'I was in a building near the temple when I heard the monkeys squealing. There were so many of them all stood together. 'I could see they were having an argument. Then they all ran onto the road and began wrestling. There were so many of them.' One of the troops is believed to roam the grounds of the ancient temple - a popular tourist attraction where locals feed them - while the other is from an abandoned cinema. A similar mass monkey brawl erupted in March last year when two gangs from opposite sides of a railway track began squabbling over pieces of food. The town - around 100 miles north of the capital Bangkok - was visited regularly by tourists before the pandemic who would feed the infamous population of monkeys endless sugary treats. Despite domestic tourists and locals feeding the monkeys, a stricter lockdown which started earlier this month with travel bans and more people staying in their homes has caused the monkeys to go hungry again. Officials have also tried to control the number of monkeys by rolling out mass sterilisation programs. Supakarn Kaewchot, a government veterinarian, said: 'The monkeys are so used to having tourists feed them and the city provides no space for them to fend for themselves. 'With the tourists gone, they've been more aggressive, fightin,Image: 623366302, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Profimedia

VIDEO/GALERIE FOTO Sute de maimuțe s-au luat la bătaie pe mâncare în centrul unui oraș din Thailanda. Traficul a fost blocat

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Centrul unui oraș din Thailanda a fost blocat de sute de macaci înfometați. Maimuțele s-au luat la bătaie blocând o intersecție. Imaginile au devenit virale în toată lumea.

Autoritățile thialandeze au impus restricții din cauza pandemiei, aa că turiștii sau localnicii au interzis de a mai hrăni maimuțele. Așa se face că macacii au devenit nervoși și s-au adunat cu miile într-una din cele mai aglomerate zone ale orașului.

Animalele se bazau pe turiști care le ofereau gustări, dar restricțiile anti COVID-19 le-au lăsat de multe ori înfometate.

Invadează clădiri și-i forțează pe localnici să fugă din casele lor.

Imaginile cu sutele de macaci care au blocat traficul într-o intersecție luându-se la bătaie pe mâncarea aruncată de un localnic, au devenit virale.

 

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