Thousands of monkeys in Lopburi in central Thailand feasted on tonnes of fruits and vegetables on Sunday after the town’s Monkey Festival resumed following a two year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

The macaques that roam Lopburi are a symbol of local culture ... where the ancient Three Pagodas temple celebrates an annual “Monkey Buffet” festival, and they’re commonly seen throughout ...

Temperatures in Lopburi fell below 20 degrees Celsius on Friday (Dec 22) as the cold season arrived in earnest. Its monkey residents felt the chill in the morning, as levels dropped as low as 17 ...