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Thai province thanks monkeys with annual buffet

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11-28-2016 19:37 BJT

Lopburi province in Thailand is famous for its monkey population. On Sunday it laid out an annual fruit buffet to thank the monkeys for bringing in tourists and helping the local economy.

Two crab-eating macaques feed themselves with fruits provided by the locals near the Phra Prang Sam Yot shrine in Lopburi, central Thailand, Nov. 27, 2016. Lopburi

Two crab-eating macaques feed themselves with fruits provided by the locals near the Phra Prang Sam Yot shrine in Lopburi, central Thailand, Nov. 27, 2016. Lopburi's landmark Phra Prang Sam Yot has become a paradise for thousands of crab-eating macaques. Monkeys have become Lopburi's top tourist attraction and a major source of tourism revenue. (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)

A baby crab-eating macaque takes a peeled banana from a tourist at the Phra Prang Sam Yot shrine in Lopburi, central Thailand, Nov. 27, 2016. Lopburi

A baby crab-eating macaque takes a peeled banana from a tourist at the Phra Prang Sam Yot shrine in Lopburi, central Thailand, Nov. 27, 2016. Lopburi's landmark Phra Prang Sam Yot has become a paradise for thousands of crab-eating macaques. Monkeys have become Lopburi's top tourist attraction and a major source of tourism revenue. (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)


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