A city in Thailand is being overrun with monkeys — thousands of them — and the fear is that the hordes of primates will lead to the once prosperous port city of Lopburi turning into a ghost town.
According to the South China Morning Post, as many as 3,500 macaques have swarmed the city and are chasing away locals and visitors alike.
I like monkeys and apes (there’s a difference) as much as the next guy. Who doesn’t love seeing a monkey wearing people clothes? A macaque in cargo shorts and a backward baseball cap? Hilarious.
However, when monkeys start to swarm, that’s when the problems begin. One monkey is fine, two are manageable, but more than that and you’ve got problems.
You never want any animal to swarm, but one that throws its own feces? Definitely not.
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The people of Lopburi are running for the hills, and this is not a big shock to them. Monkeys are always around and have become a tourist attraction. But they don't usually swarm across the city like they do now.
That's not to say they haven't done it before, because they do. Consider, for example, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Do you remember those days? Some of us are still happily oblivious to the fact that Fauci isn't a total shyster, and we all bonded over watching crazy people play with big cats and accuse each other of crimes. Around the time, tiger king?
Well, back then, people couldn't visit the city because of the coronavirus. Many of these monkeys were used to being fed by tourists and caused mini-disasters when the tourists left. planet of the apes Moments like the one we're seeing now.
Speaking of which planet of the apesthis is a situation no one wants to see…unless they are trying to promote an upcoming event. planet of the apes Flick and kingdom of the planet of the apes.
The movie was released in the summer and has just been hit by the free press of the swarming monkeys. This was the ultimate viral marketing stunt and they didn't even have to do anything.
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Most viral marketing is incredibly stupid. Remember when people made creepy faces at baseball games to promote horror movies? smile? Yes, but that was stupid.?
Actual monkey invasion to facilitate planet of the apes movie? That's perfect…even though, as I said, there is a distinction between monkeys and apes. I believe it has something to do with the prehensile tail, but I'm no primatologist.
That said, I'll dabble in it.
So I think I'll pop a few bottles of champagne. planet of the apes Marketing office today.
