webfact 150396 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Beware monkeys!: Aussie tourist taken to hospital after attack at Krabi temple Picture: Daily News A 30 year old Australian tourist was attacked by a monkey at the temple of Wat Tham Seua in Krabi yesterday. Daily News reported that despite measures taken to stop monkey attacks in the area they were continuing unabated. Serena Seffer (name transliterated from Thai) was with a female friend and was going up the temple staircase when they were surrounded by monkeys. She lashed out to stop the attack as one tried to take her shoulder bag. She was taken to Krabi hospital with three cuts to her left arm. A National Park source told Daily News that despite efforts to sterilize and return the monkeys to nature, there were a large number at the temple responsible for many attacks. They were competing for an ever dwindling supply of food and tourists were attacked for this reason. Wat Tham Seua or the Tiger Cave Temple is in Krabi Noi district. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-04 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 11344 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Just set up a cardboard image of the Joke, sure to strike the fear of king kong into the chimped out lings......coming soon the JOKE bobble heads , coffee mugs and t-shirts.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum 14709 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Getting attacked by dogs and monkeys! Should you defend yourself with a stick or some other weapon, you'd be arrested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungstib 8078 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I have encountered this problem first in India/Nepal and later in Indonesia. It all stems from people wanting to feed the monkeys. No problem to begin with but the monkeys get extra food and proliferate. Then they compete for food between each other and later cant wait to be fed but come to snatch bags and pockets hoping to find food. Off season the monkeys go hungry having never learned how to find natural food and being short of tourists so now they are desperate. They lose their natural social hierarchy system, fight amongst and even kill their own group. Human interference at its worst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike 2336 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Wow look at those scars! Loads of blood oozing out, she sure needs some stitches and a big icecream from mummie! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 11344 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, Youlike said: Wow look at those scars! Loads of blood oozing out, she sure needs some stitches and a big icecream from mummie! Then an old fashioned spanking from Daddy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG 8422 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Got "mobbed" in Penang park. Shredded the plastic bag I was carrying. No food in it just extra gear, but they knew that people bring food in plastic bag. Very fast with sharp claws, so a bit unsettling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup 18392 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Horrible little bastards, the only animal I really dislike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 8144 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 44 minutes ago, giddyup said: Horrible little bastards, the only animal I really dislike. There is one other but I won't name him in this forum. He is the one that teaches monkeys to steal tourists bags and then run away to receive a delicious reward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl 6033 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Youlike said: Wow look at those scars! Loads of blood oozing out, she sure needs some stitches and a big icecream from mummie! Rabies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner 800 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Long ago and years less smarter, monkeys tried to grab bag of food from me and as I fought back a fruit vendor warned me "let it go, they bustards bite". I've since always hated the filthy creatures and never include the "monkey hill" on tourist tours, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu 1931 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 hours ago, giddyup said: Horrible little bastards, the only animal I really dislike. Don't be so judgemental, some Thai teenagers are worse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming 6513 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 5 hours ago, giddyup said: Horrible little bastards, the only animal I really dislike. Me too, horrible bustards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyinNE 327 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Also some adults are worse. Not all of them are Thai though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek 1649 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 They didn't say the name of monkey, I think it must be macaque ; disgusting monkey ( gibbons are very nice ) ; never bring food with you when you visit a temple with these bastards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill 6822 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I wonder what the monkey's name was? "Alice" springs to mind!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS1 585 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 When dealing with a pack of monkeys you have to show them you are the king of the pack. I'm actually talking out of my arse, but from personal experience at the Hua Hin Wat Takiab or whatever it's called.. the first time I went there the monkeys were jumping on me and stole all the food I was carrying with force. I was scared, and they could certainly see it. The second time a year later there I wondered why the locals manage to keep them away and it's because if they come too close, they hit them with a stick or shoot with a slingshot. So I grabbed a stick and confidently walked down the same path down towards the shore. Only one of them tried coming too close, but as soon as I lifted the stick up and showed a bit of aggression, he knew who the king monkey was.. after a while they all politely queued up for their share of my peanuts. Always learn something new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 4108 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 14 hours ago, Youlike said: Wow look at those scars! Loads of blood oozing out, she sure needs some stitches and a big icecream from mummie! A real man instead would soldier on... and die of rabies a little later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy 1626 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 18 hours ago, DoctorG said: Got "mobbed" in Penang park. Shredded the plastic bag I was carrying. No food in it just extra gear, but they knew that people bring food in plastic bag. Very fast with sharp claws, so a bit unsettling. My son and I got mobbed across the road from Don Chao Poo Forest, Phana, Amnat Chaoroen - it was the low season and the macaques were hungry. I won't go there anymore since I believe the macaque population is out of control. There is always a chance of a rabies infestation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu 1931 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 13 hours ago, Aforek said: They didn't say the name of monkey, I think it must be macaque ; disgusting monkey ( gibbons are very nice ) ; never bring food with you when you visit a temple with these bastards Please don't be so harsh on us We only had taxi drivers to teach us how to react near tourists Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadRip 32 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 16 hours ago, SS1 said: When dealing with a pack of monkeys you have to show them you are the king of the pack. I'm actually talking out of my arse, but from personal experience at the Hua Hin Wat Takiab or whatever it's called.. the first time I went there the monkeys were jumping on me and stole all the food I was carrying with force. I was scared, and they could certainly see it. The second time a year later there I wondered why the locals manage to keep them away and it's because if they come too close, they hit them with a stick or shoot with a slingshot. So I grabbed a stick and confidently walked down the same path down towards the shore. Only one of them tried coming too close, but as soon as I lifted the stick up and showed a bit of aggression, he knew who the king monkey was.. after a while they all politely queued up for their share of my peanuts. Always learn something new The animal kingdom is the same everywhere. Especially with Primates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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