A Book to Read

A large crowd of monkeys has been filmed brawling over a pot of yoghurt in a street in the “monkey city” of Lopburi, Thailand. The collapse of tourists amid the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in far fewer people offering them food. However, even in better times, when monkeys were well fed, it was an uneasy walking in Lopburi: monkeys everywhere and houses closed behind bars till the top. I can’t forget when one time while waiting for the crosslight, a big monkey gently but firmly tried to take away my Lonely Planet.

Photocall

Squirrel monkeys sit in their enclosure during a photocall at London Zoo in London, United Kingdom. Photo: AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas.

What You Can Do When You Can’t

A mandrill enjoys a bit of food in its enclosure at the Zoologischer Garten Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Photo: AFP/Odd Andersen.

Sharing

Ahmedabad, India: A man feeds peanuts to monkeys along a busy street. Photo: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images.

Chilly Monkeys

杭州 (Hángzhōu), China: Not feeling as brave as the pandas, fellow zoo residents the monkeys take shelter under a rock. Photo: 许康平 (Xǔ Kāngpíng)/EPA.

12 Monkeys

神农架林区 (Shénnóngjià Forestry District), China. Golden monkeys scamper through the snow at the Dalongtan Golden Monkey Research Center. The nature reserve is home to these rare animals which are on the verge of extinction. Photo: 新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Barcroft Media.