MONKEY gangs square up in front of shocked drivers amid a Covid food shortage.

       The brawl held up traffic for four minutes before one group was chased away.

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       Monkey gangs square up in front of shocked drivers amid a Covid food shortage in Thailand Credit: Viral Press 3

       The brawl held up traffic for four minutes before one group was chased away Credit: Viral Press

       Local Khun Itiphat said: “I could hear them squealing.

       "Then they ran on to the road and began wrestling.”

       One monkey troop lives in a nearby ruined temple, the other in an abandoned cinema in Lopburi, Thailand.

       Vet Supakarn Kaewchot said: “They are so used to having tourists feed them.

       “With tourists gone, they’ve more aggressive.

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       "They’re invading buildings and forcing people to flee their homes.”

       Locals think the monkeys are lucky and hold a festival for them annually.

       Officials have also tried to control the number of monkeys by rolling out mass sterilisation programs.

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       The monkeys have often gone hungry since the pandemic started and tourists were unable to visit the country to feed the animals Credit: Viral Press

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