Thousands of monkeys honored in Thailand with giant feast
By: Nathan Rousseau Smith/Veuer
Over Thanksgiving, a lucky pair of turkeys received their pardon -- but in Thailand thousands of long-tailed monkeys are granted a feast.
Instead of a gravy train, three giant trucks filled with fruit are presented to the thousands of monkeys living in the Province of Lopburi at the Monkey Buffet Festival.
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It's the Thai people's way of giving thanks to the cheeky primates for driving tourists to the monkey province.
The festival has been toned down a bit since the country is still in the one year mourning period, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
After a hearty feast, rather than a tryptophan induced nap or arguing over politics, it's back to getting piggyback rides from tourists and checking for any last bits of food on their friends.
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