Monkeys were excited to see tourists again after months of lockdown in Trang, southern Thailand.<br /><br />Visitors starting returning to the beach where they received a warm welcome from the local primates on Monday (22/06) afternoon.<br /><br />Footage shows the monkeys walking through the waves towards people, while expecting food.<br /><br />However, the national park staff have banned people from feeding the monkeys as they want the creatures to become independent from humans so they learn to fend for themselves.<br /><br />Staff said that monkeys have struggled during lockdown while travel has been prohibited, so they must learn to gather their own food in case it happens again.<br /><br />One park office said: "While the park was closed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the monkeys became more independent.<br /><br />"We want them to stay that way as receiving food from humans will be bad for them in long term."
