Hundreds of monkeys from 2 gangs engage in fight over food in Thailand after tourism drops

(Mothership) – The spread of Covid-19 has resulted in a drop in tourist arrivals at Lop Buri just like many other places around the world.

This has apparently resulted in a lack of food for the thousands of monkeys residing in the city, which have become so reliant and adapted to human feeding over time.

A recent video circulating online  shows a large troop of monkeys rushing to the middle of the road in Lop Buri on the morning of Mar. 10.

Bangkok Post reported that the monkeys, which belong to two rival gangs, were engaged in a fierce fight over food.

The two gangs usually do not cross paths and stick to their own territories at separate temples.

However, the drop in tourists resulted in a lack of food  which prompted one gang to encroach into the space of another, leading to this jaw-dropping brawl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwzZPPSTlsE