Police in Thailand have admitted that they are powerless to control the thousands of sex-crazed monkeys that have over-run a city, leaving people terrified to leave their homes. As a result of their new diet, the urban monkeys have lost muscle mass, and many suffer from blood disease and hypertension. Furthermore, attempts to control the population of the monkeys have so far proven fruitless. Before the coronavirus, the monkeys drew tourists to the city, with many purchasing fruit from local businesses to feed the monkeys for a photo opportunity. Narongporn Doodduem, the director of a regional office of the Wildlife Conservation Department, told the New York Times 'The monkeys are never hungry.

Source: Daily Mail July 28, 2020 09:39 UTC