I've seen a version of this behaviour in Lopburi, Thailand and in some places around Bali. Make no mistake, these primates can get ferocious, they carry several

I've seen a version of this behaviour in Lopburi, Thailand and in some places around Bali. Make no mistake, these primates can get ferocious, they carry several diseases and can cause serious bodily harm to large sized human adults. Don't go near them, don't encourage them and for $DEITY's sake don't feed them. They are wild and potentially dangerous animals. The incident I witnessed was described to me by a local as a war between two rival monkey gangs battling for food scraps. Things were getting dangerous, the monkeys would snarl at people just walking along the street, and sometimes lunge and attack people carrying any sort of food. I've seen people get scratched and bitten.