Beware of monkeys in the inner city of the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh.

For over 20 years, the natural forest within the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh has been home to a troop of monkeys, providing entertainment for locals and tourists but also posing many potential dangers.

For over 20 years, the natural forest within the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh has been home to a troop of monkeys, providing entertainment for locals and tourists but also posing many potential dangers.

Tourists feed fruit to monkeys in the inner city of the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh.

From just a few dozen individuals initially, the monkey population has now grown to hundreds. Every day, the monkeys often climb out of the fence to play with tourists and forage for food. Many locals also frequently bring their children and grandchildren to play with the monkeys.

Mr. Tran Van Thanh (residing in Ninh Thanh ward, Tay Ninh province) said: "In the afternoon, I often bring my grandson here to play. My grandson and I also bring rambutan and ripe bananas for the monkeys to eat." Some kind-hearted people even donate food for the monkeys.

Every day, Ms. Nguyen Kim Phung (a resident of Tan Ninh ward) uses her motorbike to transport dozens of kilograms of fruit to the garden to feed the monkeys. Ms. Phung recounted: "More than 10 years ago, during a visit here, I saw that the monkeys were hungry, so I set aside some money to buy fruit to feed them."

Monkey steals baby's toy bag.

However, besides providing entertainment, monkeys also pose many dangers. A female tourist from Phu Tho province found the monkeys cute, so she took some candy out of her handbag to give them.

A monkey dropped a candy on the grass, and a female tourist pointed it out to the monkey. Thinking the tourist was stealing its food, the monkey lunged, grabbed her skirt, and bared its sharp teeth, ready to attack. While the tourist was taking off her shoes to pose for photos on the grass, the monkey sneaked up behind her, gnawed on the shoe, and ran away.

Four monkeys climbed onto a 7-seater car and caused mischief.

While a 7-seater car was parked near Stand A, as soon as the owner left, four monkeys quickly climbed onto the roof, clinging to the rearview mirror and potentially scratching the vehicle. Not only tourists, but also those feeding the monkeys were attacked by them.

Ms. Phung recalled: "Once, I dropped a rice cake on the ground, and as I was about to bend down to pick it up, the monkey standing next to me suddenly bit my hand."

Faced with this situation, over the years, the Provincial Forest Protection Department has repeatedly captured aggressive, dominant monkeys and released them back into natural forests such as Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park, Chang Riec forest, and the forests on Ba Den mountain, in order to limit the monkeys' harm to local people and tourists.

Truong Son

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