Long Tail macaque monkeys taste sweets and others foods at Wat Phra Prang Sam Yod at the Lopburi, Thailand, Monkey Festival Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual festival, in its 21st year, began by businessmen as a way of showing appreciation for the long tail macaque monkeys and the tourism they attract.
Thai and Western tourist look on at the Lopburi, Thailand, Monkey Festival Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual festival, in its 21st year, began by businessmen as a way of showing appreciation for the long tailed mackak monkeys and the tourism they attract.
Long-tailed macaque monkeys look on at the Lopburi, Thailand, Monkey Festival Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual festival, in its 21st year, began by businessmen as a way of showing appreciation for the animals and the tourism they attract.
Long-tailed macaque monkeys look on at the Lopburi, Thailand, Monkey Festival Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual festival, in its 21st year, began by businessmen as a way of showing appreciation for the animals and the tourism they attract.
A Thai family is amused by the activities of several long tail macaque monkeys at the Lopburi, Thailand, Monkey Festival Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual festival, in its 21st year, came about as businessmen searched for a way of showing appreciation for monkeys and the tourism they attract.
Western tourists and others gathers to photograph Long Tailed Macaque Monkies at the Lopburi, Thailand, Monkey Festival Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual festival, in its 21st year, began by businessmen as a way of showing appreciation for the long tailed mackak monkeys and the tourism they attract.
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