LOP BURI, THAILAND — Rival monkey gangs fought a bitter street battle over a banana last week in Lop Buri Thailand, according to the Chiang Rai Times.<br /><br />Citing a video posted to Twitter, the Thai outlet reports that monkeys can be seen fighting each other and chasing one who appears to have a banana. <br /><br />According to the Bangkok Post, Lop Buri is home to two rival simian gangs, the temple monkeys and city monkeys. Each faction has their own turf.<br /><br />The Chiang Rai Times reports that a slump in tourism to the popular temple area has led to a lack of food for the local monkey population who are usually fed by holidaygoers.<br /><br />That, in turn, may have drove to the mass monkey brawl seen on social media last week.<br /><br />According to Thai news site Khaosodo English, the monkeys are mostly fed high-sugar and fatty human foods. All that junk food, the website reports, even led to one becoming obese. <br /><br />WIKIMEDIA COMMONS<br />https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monkeys_at_Prang_Sam_Yot_(Monkey_Temple)_-_Lop_Buri_-_Thailand_-_05_(35028507555).jpg<br />https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monkey_Buffet_Lopburi_01.jpg <br />THUMB VIA FLICKR / JON RAWLINSON<br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/london/25772226
