Monkeys at Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex have become increasingly aggressive and are attacking tourists, damaging temple stonework, and ruining information boards after YouTubers regularly fed them to create content. The Apsara National Authority, which manages the site, has warned visitors to avoid the monkeys and is seeking a solution to the problem.
In Angkor Wat , monkeys start attacking humans and stealing food after YouTubers regularly feed it to create content
The agency that runs the UNESCO-listed site warned visitors to steer clear of the growing gangs of “aggressive” macaques that live around the sprawling complex of ruins and have been biting tourists. A small number of YouTubers regularly fed monkeys to create videos and this has “changed the monkeys’ natural behaviour from being wild animals to domestic ones that are aggressive, steal foods, and cause injuries among people”, it said in a statement.Long Kosal, a spokesman for the Apsara National Authority, told AFP that as well as the danger posed to tourists, the agency was increasingly worried about the monkeys damaging the centuries-old stonework.
The agency has urged tourists to leave the monkeys alone while visiting the ruins, and said it is looking for “an appropriate solution” to the problem.
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