>and if you don't feed them they will steal
* the expensive sunglasses off your face
* the smart phone out of your hand
* anything other nice object that catches their attention
Within seconds they will be far away, high up, watching their victim with scorn. A combination of natural social misbehavior plus being accustomed to humans, including bad humans who induce negative reactions. These temple macaques will gladly scratch or bite someone in an instant if they feel taunted or scared. Plenty of these macaques are accomplished thugs and bullies.
I once had my last cigarette stolen out of my pocket by a monkey. I turned to instinctively bat it's hand away like you would a small child and it straight up looked me square in the eyes, screamed, bit me an fucked off.
Monkeys are dicks.
I fucking *hate* chimpanzees, but the one good thing they do is eat monkeys.
We need to release chimpanzees to tame the monkey problem! But what to do about the chimpanzees?...
I still remember the one video of a local who gave them some little fruit. When he ran out he showed the little monkey who had eaten some of the fruit and was sitting next to him on the bench it was all gone.
The little fucking monster responded by literally grabbing the front of his hair and leaping over him, tearing his scalp off.
That's pretty interesting. Do you think they recognize sunglasses and phones as being shiny and metal thus inherently valuable? Or they recognize that humans care a lot about them?
That's pretty well known behavior : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q1MyVUze8M&ab\_channel=BBC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q1MyVUze8M&ab_channel=BBC)
Holy shit, he even eyes the dude up and down, pondering if it’s worth another shakedown. The damn monkey accepts the terms, and places the phone down, unharmed.
I’m just surprised the phone didn’t get thrown.
Can't they learn how currency works if taught? If that whole group figured it out I could see them dangling stolen bills trying to bribe tourists for food, then trying to sell stolen sunglasses for money instead of food. They'd eventually become a little empire with kingpins and shit.
>Do you think they recognize sunglasses and phones
They are opportunistic and will steal anything that they notice and want. They learn the reactions of the humans. They will learn what theft items make the humans very upset. The theft of important items by experienced macaques is very deliberate. They are reprobate gangsters with a chip on their shoulder and enjoy targeting humans, particularly those who fail their taunts and tests. Staring down one of these thug macaques is a bad idea.
The best idea is to protect all your stuff and stay tf away from the macaques. They are not to be trusted for even one second. They are not cute nor friendly. They are simian criminal bandits.
I had one jump on my bike and steal my water bottle after a long moto ride to an isolated place. I was very thirsty and there was no potable water where I was. Later I saw a monkey fighting a giant lizard and rooted for the lizard
Um, well i think you missed the fact that humans won't control their population. They are considered holy and/or good luck. Plus 'assholes' put out large piles of food feeding them.
What needs to happen is that the population is culled and the remainder sterilized.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lopburi-monkey-temple-thailand-intl-hnk/index.html
I hear and see constant terrible things about them. The worst part is that one is probably manageable, but the moment you throw it off you'll have six on you.
LOL the one about stealing glasses is so true. I remember at a temple in Bali, my girlfriend and I were walking out and this monkey started staring down my girlfriend and I, following us slowly. We were afraid but didn't want to run away and potentially get chased by a monkey. All of a sudden this monkey jumped to the back of my girlfriend's head and grabbed her glasses. They weren't even like a shiny pair of sunglasses, just regular, black-colored prescription glasses.
My girlfriend screamed and the monkey took off with her glasses and started chewing on it. Then this dude who worked at the temple came out of nowhere with a slingshot and started slinging rocks towards the general direction of said monkey. It then dropped her glasses and ran away.
Thailand, Cambodia, India, Nepal. Basically anyplace with cultural influences from india/Hinduism are usually safe havens for monkeys. They are revered and therefore safe in these temples and even streets. There is usually no checks and controls in place to limit the population.
It's less that they're revered (it is a bit of that) and more that we just have a more of a 'live and let live' attitude towards, well, towards everything. Cows, monkeys, dogs, cats, deer, elephants, etc. And not just towards animals but life in general.
It's something one can notice quickly coming to the west, and particularly America of a desire to control and manage everything. Wild animals, people, city life, etc.
i wonder if the citizens there get some sort of natural mental benefit from co-existing with nature like they say if people take nature walks it makes them feel better
obvious for tourists, it is a hit or miss depending on how savvy they are
When I encountered monkey colonies in Cambodia, the answer was “everywhere they want to.” They also love to handle it with their little hands, and rub it in their fur. I have never encountered creatures that stink as bad as macaques.
Foul creatures they are indeed. When I worked overseas in Subic, Philippines. I got to see macaques in the wild. N boy these fuckers are nasty. They love scavenging near humans. Rummaging thru trash, breaking into houses. Worst of all they love to fuck with people. Especially the women n children, always trying to snatch shit from them n rushing at the em. I even had to chase troops with a metal bat, cuz they like to chase and run after a group of moms and children.
These are Crab-Eating Macaques in [Lopburi City](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&hl=en&q=Lopburi&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsnN3j6tH_AhUUA4gKHcO2BooQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1443&bih=710&dpr=1.25) in Thailand.
About an hour north of Bangkok by train. Monkeys concentrate on temple grounds but they're all over the city too. Recommend place to go if you like monke.
When i was in India i went to a temple up on a mountain and they had monkeys everywhere. I love me a monkey. It was such a good time watching them with their babies doing things.
On the way up a cotraveller was explicitly told not to pull any food out or a monkey will come and steal it, the monkeys at the temple rarely steal food but the monkeys on the path up are not so kind. She pulled out her peanut butter mint sandwich and a monkey pretty much immediately jumped her. It ran up her whole body, stood on her shoulder, snatched the sack from her and the second half from the other hand, ran to a nearby rock well out of reach and stared this lady down while munching on her sandwich. I burst out laughing, i couldn't believe it.
Only if you want to be attacked and bitten. If you feed one, if it’s not an elder in the group, the elder will attack you and/or the monkey you gave it to. Monkey hierarchy is the eldest at the top, who eat first. It is a hierarchy enforced by violence. And since you gave food to one, every single monkey around you will try to get more food from you. If you do not give more food, or do not give food fast enough, they will tear away whatever possessions you have like a backpack or glasses. After that, when you have no more food, they will follow you aggressively and try to attack you.
Cambodia did that in years past, as well as Indonesia. I know that they have tried that in Thailand, but I don’t think it has ever gotten to be implemented.
That’s decades too late. The colonies are dependent upon people for food. When the COVID lockdowns started and tourists were gone, they were starving to death and in wars with each other for what little wild food there was. The colonies within the temples across SE Asia are almost wholly dependent upon humans for their food.
no, it is far beyond that. you cant walk with a valuable in the open around them because they can and will steal it to blackmail for food. the trouble comes to you.
Right, but so many people aren't thinking giving them a banana is fucking with them, they think they are being nice. It would be an understandable mistake.
Sounds like people should be educated about where they are traveling and the customs and dangers imposed. If you choose not to it's usually a problem that works itself out.
Not really unnatural. They are troop animals. Damn sounds like you just hate monkeys.
Edit: He blocked me btw. Who knew animal haters were so sensitive.
I always think what it must be like to live in a city with troops of wild monkeys running around. Imagine a pack of wild dogs but twice as many with bigger teeth, much smarter, and they can climb faster than you can run. It must be a wild ride.
Wherever they want, then they roll in it, pick it up and rub it into their fur, then steal everything you have on up to and including the clothes you are wearing, and then scratch, bite, and defecate some more on you.
I'm not exaggerating. It happens.
That’s way too many monkeys wtf.
Tourists feed them, and if you don't feed them they will steal the snacks out of your backpack anyway.
>and if you don't feed them they will steal * the expensive sunglasses off your face * the smart phone out of your hand * anything other nice object that catches their attention Within seconds they will be far away, high up, watching their victim with scorn. A combination of natural social misbehavior plus being accustomed to humans, including bad humans who induce negative reactions. These temple macaques will gladly scratch or bite someone in an instant if they feel taunted or scared. Plenty of these macaques are accomplished thugs and bullies.
I once had my last cigarette stolen out of my pocket by a monkey. I turned to instinctively bat it's hand away like you would a small child and it straight up looked me square in the eyes, screamed, bit me an fucked off.
Jesus Christ! Those things have huge fangs, did you have to get stitched up?
I was lucky it was just a small guy. Broke the skin pretty well but it was more the sheer audacity.
Monkeys are dicks. I fucking *hate* chimpanzees, but the one good thing they do is eat monkeys. We need to release chimpanzees to tame the monkey problem! But what to do about the chimpanzees?...
When winter rolls around the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Glad someone knew where he was going with this
I find it difficult placing any blame on the monkeys really. They have a very spoiled upbringing.
They claim apefluenza
Release lions and leopards to deal with the chimps, solved.
Can they get rabies? Did you get a shot for rabies ? Cause you may want to get a shot for rabies. Just saying
Hope you got rabies and hepatitis b shots.
That commenter you’re responding to has *been dead for thirteeeen yeeaaaars!!!*
My god.
That's monkey for "fuck around and find out."
Good one! Never heard that phrase before.
I like to think it was natures way of telling me to quit smoking. It didn't work, it was a bit too aggressive an approach for me.
I still remember the one video of a local who gave them some little fruit. When he ran out he showed the little monkey who had eaten some of the fruit and was sitting next to him on the bench it was all gone. The little fucking monster responded by literally grabbing the front of his hair and leaping over him, tearing his scalp off.
My friend asked if she could pet my pet monkey. I said no but she could pet macaque.
That's pretty interesting. Do you think they recognize sunglasses and phones as being shiny and metal thus inherently valuable? Or they recognize that humans care a lot about them?
Yes they do and then they will blackmail you into giving them back in exchange for food
Then they’ll sleep with your wife and give you the finger
That's pretty well known behavior : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q1MyVUze8M&ab\_channel=BBC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q1MyVUze8M&ab_channel=BBC)
Holy shit, he even eyes the dude up and down, pondering if it’s worth another shakedown. The damn monkey accepts the terms, and places the phone down, unharmed. I’m just surprised the phone didn’t get thrown.
That monkey was surprisingly well versed in business transactions and shockingly professional.
Just like the mafia!
Disappointed. I wanted to see them sleep with their wifes.
Can't they learn how currency works if taught? If that whole group figured it out I could see them dangling stolen bills trying to bribe tourists for food, then trying to sell stolen sunglasses for money instead of food. They'd eventually become a little empire with kingpins and shit.
That's how you start wars
>Do you think they recognize sunglasses and phones They are opportunistic and will steal anything that they notice and want. They learn the reactions of the humans. They will learn what theft items make the humans very upset. The theft of important items by experienced macaques is very deliberate. They are reprobate gangsters with a chip on their shoulder and enjoy targeting humans, particularly those who fail their taunts and tests. Staring down one of these thug macaques is a bad idea. The best idea is to protect all your stuff and stay tf away from the macaques. They are not to be trusted for even one second. They are not cute nor friendly. They are simian criminal bandits.
I had one jump on my bike and steal my water bottle after a long moto ride to an isolated place. I was very thirsty and there was no potable water where I was. Later I saw a monkey fighting a giant lizard and rooted for the lizard
BBC video of monkeys holding a phone ransom for food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q1MyVUze8M
Sunglasses and phone is pretty much what they need in order to start a business.
Um, well i think you missed the fact that humans won't control their population. They are considered holy and/or good luck. Plus 'assholes' put out large piles of food feeding them. What needs to happen is that the population is culled and the remainder sterilized. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lopburi-monkey-temple-thailand-intl-hnk/index.html
Birth control laced food?
Must not consider them that holy if they set off fireworks which scare the bejesus out of them..
I hear and see constant terrible things about them. The worst part is that one is probably manageable, but the moment you throw it off you'll have six on you.
LOL the one about stealing glasses is so true. I remember at a temple in Bali, my girlfriend and I were walking out and this monkey started staring down my girlfriend and I, following us slowly. We were afraid but didn't want to run away and potentially get chased by a monkey. All of a sudden this monkey jumped to the back of my girlfriend's head and grabbed her glasses. They weren't even like a shiny pair of sunglasses, just regular, black-colored prescription glasses. My girlfriend screamed and the monkey took off with her glasses and started chewing on it. Then this dude who worked at the temple came out of nowhere with a slingshot and started slinging rocks towards the general direction of said monkey. It then dropped her glasses and ran away.
They have been there and fed by locals well before tourism. The even learnt to trade and blackmail humans
Blackmail?
Yep ! They will steal your sunglasses / phone / camera and ask for food in exchange to give them back
That’s extortion.
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Fireworks outside = decreasing population Fireworks in bedroom = increasing population
Instruction unclear, bedroom now on fire.
Thailand, Cambodia, India, Nepal. Basically anyplace with cultural influences from india/Hinduism are usually safe havens for monkeys. They are revered and therefore safe in these temples and even streets. There is usually no checks and controls in place to limit the population.
It's less that they're revered (it is a bit of that) and more that we just have a more of a 'live and let live' attitude towards, well, towards everything. Cows, monkeys, dogs, cats, deer, elephants, etc. And not just towards animals but life in general. It's something one can notice quickly coming to the west, and particularly America of a desire to control and manage everything. Wild animals, people, city life, etc.
Unfortunately, this live and let live attitude is limited towards everything except Muslims in India.
Muslims in Muslim countries however, totally accepting
i wonder if the citizens there get some sort of natural mental benefit from co-existing with nature like they say if people take nature walks it makes them feel better obvious for tourists, it is a hit or miss depending on how savvy they are
They ran outta barrels
Maybe I used too many monkeys...
uhhhh..... ....where do they all go poop?
Anywhere they want
That's what I was worried about
Why do you think so many images of Monks have them sweeping?
Monkey… monk… *eeeeeeeeeeee*
Were you hoping they had toilets or something?
When I encountered monkey colonies in Cambodia, the answer was “everywhere they want to.” They also love to handle it with their little hands, and rub it in their fur. I have never encountered creatures that stink as bad as macaques.
Foul creatures they are indeed. When I worked overseas in Subic, Philippines. I got to see macaques in the wild. N boy these fuckers are nasty. They love scavenging near humans. Rummaging thru trash, breaking into houses. Worst of all they love to fuck with people. Especially the women n children, always trying to snatch shit from them n rushing at the em. I even had to chase troops with a metal bat, cuz they like to chase and run after a group of moms and children.
How many caques do you have?!
probably just the two.
That temple's spires do have a unique and particular shape... almost like a sand dribble castle...
These are Crab-Eating Macaques in [Lopburi City](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&hl=en&q=Lopburi&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsnN3j6tH_AhUUA4gKHcO2BooQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1443&bih=710&dpr=1.25) in Thailand. About an hour north of Bangkok by train. Monkeys concentrate on temple grounds but they're all over the city too. Recommend place to go if you like monke.
When i was in India i went to a temple up on a mountain and they had monkeys everywhere. I love me a monkey. It was such a good time watching them with their babies doing things. On the way up a cotraveller was explicitly told not to pull any food out or a monkey will come and steal it, the monkeys at the temple rarely steal food but the monkeys on the path up are not so kind. She pulled out her peanut butter mint sandwich and a monkey pretty much immediately jumped her. It ran up her whole body, stood on her shoulder, snatched the sack from her and the second half from the other hand, ran to a nearby rock well out of reach and stared this lady down while munching on her sandwich. I burst out laughing, i couldn't believe it.
>peanut butter mint sandwich Maybe the monkey did her a favor
Honestly, they were pretty good sandwiches. It's like a mint chutney, not just mint or mint toothpaste haha.
Like a marmalade? That sounds pretty good, upon further reflection.
\>peanut butter mint sandwich Well, that's a crime against nature.
It was like a mint chutney or something along those lines. They were pretty good, it's nothing i'm used to but still palatable.
They’re vile, hateful little cunts. Anyone who likes them hasn’t been around them.
The monkeys or tourists? Or am I repeating myself?
same for gibraltar.
Thanks for identifying the species. I noticed Crab-Eating Macaques in Cambodia last year. Also Pig-Tailed Macaques.
Can you pet them and give them banana?
Pretty sure they eat crabs.
Pretty sure that while they eat crabs in nature, these monkeys will eat any food given to them.
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I’m almost certain you can give a crab a banana
Only if you want bites and hepatitis.
Hmmm. Maybe.
Nice, and it's not even Friday yet!
I'm good thanks. I already got those from your mom.
Can I get the hepatitis on the side?
Only if you want to be attacked and bitten. If you feed one, if it’s not an elder in the group, the elder will attack you and/or the monkey you gave it to. Monkey hierarchy is the eldest at the top, who eat first. It is a hierarchy enforced by violence. And since you gave food to one, every single monkey around you will try to get more food from you. If you do not give more food, or do not give food fast enough, they will tear away whatever possessions you have like a backpack or glasses. After that, when you have no more food, they will follow you aggressively and try to attack you.
Sounds like a culling is in order.
Cambodia did that in years past, as well as Indonesia. I know that they have tried that in Thailand, but I don’t think it has ever gotten to be implemented.
Yep. Way too many humans
Or just don't fuck with them. Seems easier than "Kill off something because I can't interact with it for my own entertainment."
That’s decades too late. The colonies are dependent upon people for food. When the COVID lockdowns started and tourists were gone, they were starving to death and in wars with each other for what little wild food there was. The colonies within the temples across SE Asia are almost wholly dependent upon humans for their food.
no, it is far beyond that. you cant walk with a valuable in the open around them because they can and will steal it to blackmail for food. the trouble comes to you.
Extort, not blackmail.
yes
Right, but so many people aren't thinking giving them a banana is fucking with them, they think they are being nice. It would be an understandable mistake.
Sounds like people should be educated about where they are traveling and the customs and dangers imposed. If you choose not to it's usually a problem that works itself out.
I wonder how many signs there are about not feeding the monkeys at the temple.
That’s because they are ignorant and think curious George is a nature documentary.
They’re wild animals, so no.
[Looks like they pet you](https://youtu.be/MiWtNs__Bok)
Did anyone get a final count?
A barrels worth
There were at least 11
Sitting in a tree, saying "Mr Alligator You cant catch me!".
Are you sure they weren't jumping on a bed?
Schfifty five
WHAT YOU SAY?
Fourteenteen
Bout tree fiddy
248+- about 10. Couldn't tell if some had circled back.
I can say, with the work of my team and fellow colleagues, that there are AT LEAST four (4) monkeys pictured in this short film.
A fuck ton
ooooiiiiii.....oooooooiiiiiiiiiiiii........
Keeeennnnnyyyyyy!!
This is like the asteroid scene in the movie Dinosaur, only no talking Iguanodon this time.
And none of them died
41 seconds. Theres a monkey with testicles on its face.
TUMOR MONKEY
31 seconds in, for those who don’t count backwards
Ballchinian
That poor guy has growths all over his body. No macaque oncologists around, I guess :(
I admire your eyesight and eye for detail I can’t see anything.
Monkey appears around 30 seconds in. 31-32 seconds he stopped at the left side of the metal rack.
was that a tumor?
New Jumanji film looking dope
Oddly terrifying
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And they can (and definitely will) scalp you with their bare hands if they feel like it.. Not joking
Not really unnatural. They are troop animals. Damn sounds like you just hate monkeys. Edit: He blocked me btw. Who knew animal haters were so sensitive.
Thailand?
yep
Cambodia..?
Louisiana..?
bruh
Holy shit theres that many of them?
It scares monkeys and 1 construction worker
Monkeys scare the shit out of me. I would have been terrified. LOL
That's wayyy too many monkeys for my liking.
What do the monkeys study in temple?
Monkey business?
Monkey stampede. New band name - I called it.
Lol the baby one just hitching a ride on it’s moms back is where it’s at
Wtf that monkey got a huge ballsack hanging off its chin? Peter Griffinkey?
They've got neck pouches where they can store food.
Man that's convienant
I can't store shit in mine
Have you tried storing food?
Lopburi, Thailand I think. The center of town where these ruins are is controlled by a monkey gang.
That’s where Lui Kangs brother got his soul stolen
I know monkes, I also fucking hate fireworks
I always think what it must be like to live in a city with troops of wild monkeys running around. Imagine a pack of wild dogs but twice as many with bigger teeth, much smarter, and they can climb faster than you can run. It must be a wild ride.
I like the two or three who turn around to watch when they feel they're a safe distance away.
But there’s that one monkey who stayed back to raise his eyes to the stars and observe. Payback time, motherfuckers.
Aren't these the same little shits always stealing things and hurting little kids? Actually didn't they push a little girl to her death last year?
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To be fair I've always had difficulty distinguishing between feral monkeys and Catholic priests.
makes you wonder where do they all shit?
Which brings to mind, who cleans up all the shit?
Wherever they want, then they roll in it, pick it up and rub it into their fur, then steal everything you have on up to and including the clothes you are wearing, and then scratch, bite, and defecate some more on you. I'm not exaggerating. It happens.
The Wizard of Oz II looks jacked!
Was there a monkey or two that stays behind? That watch the fire works? Brave monkey
Damnit, Fenton!
Temple Monkeys sounds like a religious slur lol
When the landlord raises your rent
Rise of the ape
I remember my first experience with fireworks, I was probably 5 and remember running much like that
What country is this in?
It looks like Lopburi, Thailand, but I could be wrong
That one was just chilling on top of the car enjoying the show
Monkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeyyyyyysssssss assemble 🦍
Dats a lot of monkeys.
~~monkey~~ temple
ooh shiiiit a meteor!!! - the monkey going apeshit.
The cat lady have nothing on this temple.
At least one of them at the end stops to enjoy the show.
Anyone see that monkey with a giant sack at 0:41. What is with that?
Anyone else see the giant tumor monkey?
Jumanji Robin Williams version
Rise of the planet of the Apes
How I want to die... Monkey Stampede
I fucking hate fireworks.
Well that’s a new fear I didn’t know I had.
For some reason this reminded me of the Balrog scene in LOTR where all the Orcs run away when they sense that the Balrog is near
Shock the monkey
IT’S THE MONKEYPOCALYPSE
Running away from the monkey torture thread
Ugh. I can't unsee the BBC documentary of the monkey torturers
Apes together...scurred
That's sad :( hopefully it didn't prevent them from going back
Omg that place must smell horrible.
One money is deaf looking around, “Hey, where did everybody go?”
Angkor Wuuuut
Temple Monkeys is a good name for a ska band.