monkeys

[jezza]

what type of monkeys are these are they dangerous

 

 

[fforest]

They are not to dangerous unless you get in their space... 

Edited April 11, 2025 by fforest

[Stillearly]

Long-tailed macaque

[Stillearly]

https://wildlifethailand.com/blog-posts/mammals/292-macaques-of-thailand

[Krapow]

My missus was bit as a child by a monkey, she's very wary of them.

I've also read some mad stories of people getting attacked, badly!

Although we all love animals, I keep my daughter close by when we encounter them in Thailand.

[Horizondave]

58 minutes ago, Krapow said:

My missus was bit as a child by a monkey, she's very wary of them.

I've also read some mad stories of people getting attacked, badly!

Although we all love animals, I keep my daughter close by when we encounter them in Thailand.

Yes, my mate was attacked by them in Hua Hin at a temple, 3 years ago. Ended up in hospital for a night. A few rabies jabs later he went home to the UK, but, from his injuries, he ended up having hip and knee surgery. He actually thought he was going to die as he was attacked by about 5 of them. He was bitten all over but the main damage was injuries to his knee and hip joints.

I have seen many in Hua Hin at Hin Lek Fai but that was when they were being fed well by passers by. Possibly my mate was attacked by some who has been looking for food and he just walked into the wrong area at the wrong time.

[Aqualung]

I got mobbed by a few in Lopburi because I had food with me. Luckily I didn't get hurt. Lopburi has thousands of them roaming around. 

Years later the tw and myself took the mother in law and aunty down to Songkhla. Hundreds of macaques there aswell. 

One morning after breakfast me and the wife stayed by the hotel pool having a coffee and a cigarette. Mother in law and aunty went back to the room on the 7th floor. 5 minutes later the mother in law shouted down to us from her balcony. Macaques had climbed the outside of the hotel, all 7 floors and let themselves into her room as the balcony doors were left open. The monkeys ate every single food item in there. 

Well, we just pissed ourselves laughing of course. 

Until we got back to our room and the same happened to us. The room was a complete tip with half eaten food everywhere. 

The monkeys are little bastards! 

[fygjam]

Aren't you meant to spank them?

 

[maipenrai]

I read a book about the ebola disease some years ago and there was an account of the disease spreading through a laboratory containing many macaques - the author described their behaviour in detail, mentioning that a pissed-off 10lb macaque can be a match for a human being; apparently they will wrap their prehensile tails around your neck and start biting at your eyes. Even before this I kept my distance from these creatures, and especially after reading it...

[forcebwithu]

1 hour ago, maipenrai said:

I read a book about the ebola disease some years ago and there was an account of the disease spreading through a laboratory containing many macaques - the author described their behaviour in detail, mentioning that a pissed-off 10lb macaque can be a match for a human being; apparently they will wrap their prehensile tails around your neck and start biting at your eyes. Even before this I kept my distance from these creatures, and especially after reading it...

We and hear them sometimes on hash runs and give them a very wide berth for that reason.

[forcebwithu]

6 hours ago, fygjam said:

Aren't you meant to spank them?

Used that for a run theme in 2013.

[Jambo]

One of the golf courses (Bangpra ?) we used to play had a resident tribe of monkeys and they were a pain in the arse. They would steal anything left in the golf cart, food or otherwise. I recall losing a brand new tube of sun tan lotion. Our caddies were constantly chasing them away.

We had a competition day. We were standing at a tee waiting for the group in front to play their second shots, when one of these hit a monkey plum on its head. It looked decidedly brown bread to me laying flat on its back. It did eventually recover.

The whole tribe of monkeys came to have a look at their mate laying comatose. They all then started marching towards OUR mates in their golf carts halfway down the fairway. We pissed ourselves laughing as three golf carts turned round and began a hasty tactical retreat.

[Glasseye]

Ask fforest. I have heard he is rather fond of them.

[forqalso]

On 4/11/2025 at 11:59 AM, fforest said:

They are not to dangerous unless you get in their space... 

And they always get to the pool early and spread their towels on all the lounge chairs. So be careful.

[Phantom51red]

On 4/11/2025 at 3:10 AM, jezza said:

what type of monkeys are these are they dangerous

 

Only if you steal their food,it's the short tailed brown ones that are more dangerous,the big rocks behind the Chinese temple khao tao soth of hua hin which you can hike to the top they hang around that area,i think that's the type that attacked horizon waves friend.

I remember watching a Thai throw rocks at them at the houses near the small beach,they weren't scared,when I drove past slowly on my scooter 2 of them made a dash for me from the bins at side of road,just turned the throttle a d was off.

[Horizondave]

28 minutes ago, Phantom51red said:

Only if you steal their food,it's the short tailed brown ones that are more dangerous,the big rocks behind the Chinese temple khao tao soth of hua hin which you can hike to the top they hang around that area,i think that's the type that attacked horizon waves friend.

I remember watching a Thai throw rocks at them at the houses near the small beach,they weren't scared,when I drove past slowly on my scooter 2 of them made a dash for me from the bins at side of road,just turned the throttle a d was off.

The very place where my mate was attacked, first time and last time.

[ChiFlyer]

When we first moved into our pool villa out here in Huay Yai, we had a few guests of family and friends. We got a little sloppy about leaving food out by the table near the pool. We no longer do that, but we attracted the following visitor. He was arrogant and showed us his teeth. The wife came outside and we flanked him without threatening his space too quickly. He grabbed a bag of kid's juice drinks and took off. We have not seen him since, although other neighbors report about him on the association board. Short message is yes they are dangerous. Do not leave food out or confront them too quickly. Give them something to think about. BTW the wife has become expert level with a slingshot. 🙂 

  

[forqalso]

 

 

[maipenrai]

22 minutes ago, forqalso said:

 

This looks like a cliffside temple area I visited in Bali years ago - there were all kinds of monkeys around there and you really had to be careful with anything shiny and easily removable from your person, i.e. eyeglasses, cell phones, cameras, etc...the monkeys would grab them and bugger off and then apparently you'd have to pay the local Balinese boys to retrieve them from the monkeys - sounds a little suspicious, doesn't it?