South Korea Causes UFO Scare With Unannounced Rocket Launch

South Korea's military confirmed it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket on Friday, after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile or drone flying. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)via Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military confirmed it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket Friday after its unannounced launch triggered brief public scare of a suspected UFO appearance or a North Korean missile launch.The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the rocket launch was part of its efforts to build a space-based surveillance capability and bolster its defense posture

It said it didn’t notify the general public of the launch in advance because it involved sensitive military security issues.A twisty tendril of vapor in white-to-red ombre could be seen snaking behind a bright white light in parts of South Korea’s sky Friday evening. South Korean social media and internet sites were abuzz with messages by citizens who said they saw a soaring object, rainbow-colored vapor trail or other mysterious lights. Some also posted photos and videos.“What is this? Is this a UFO? I’m scared,” said one Twitter user. Another said they suspected it was a North Korean missile launch and worried about a war. Others suspected it was a drone light show or a supernatural phenomenon.South Korean emergency offices and police received hundreds of citizens’ reports of witnessing of a suspicious flying object and mysterious lights across the country, according to local media

The South Korean rocket launch came four days after the South accused the North of flying five drones across the rivals’ border Monday for the first time in five years. South Korea’s military detected the drones but failed to shoot them down, causing security concerns about its air defense network. The military later offered a rare apology for that.South Korean officials said they plan to use a solid-fueled rocket to put the nation’s first spy satellite into orbit. In March, South Korea conducted its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket.Solid-fuel rockets reduce launch times, have simpler structures and are cheaper to develop and manufacture than liquid-fuel rockets, South Korean officials said.The Defense Ministry said Friday’s launch was a follow-up test of the March launch.North Korea is also pushing to develop its first military surveillance satellite and other high-tech weapons systems to cope with what it calls U.S. hostility. Earlier this year, North Korea performed a record number of missile tests in what experts call a bid to prefect its nuclear weapons technology and boost its leverage in future dealings with the United States.RelatedNorthsouthSouth KoreanDefense Ministrynorth-koreanPentagon Has Received ‘Several Hundreds’ Of New UFO ReportsCamila Cabello Shows Her 'UFO' Encounter On 'Tonight Show' And We're ShookUnexplained 'Drone Swarm' Caught On Camera Over U.S. Navy's Most Advanced Ship



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Statue Of Meat-Packing Magnate Beheaded In Sacramento

The statute of Charles Swanston, a 19th-century Northern California meat-packing magnate was beheaded earlier this week in Sacramento (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)via Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate was decapitated earlier this week, leaving investigators in the state’s capital city scratching their heads to find a motive behind the vandalism.Tipsters could receive a $1,000 reward for information about what befell the nearly century-old granite statue of Charles Swanston in Sacramento’s William Land Park on Monday. The severed head was found on the ground nearby

Swanston traveled west from Ohio as part of the California Gold Rush and quickly realized he’d make more money as a butcher, according to Sacramento City Historian Marcia Eymann.Police are investigating whether the vandal — or vandals — had a beef with the Swanstons or if it was a random act.“I have no idea why anyone, unless they’re vegetarians and didn’t like meat-packers” would do this to the statue, Eymann said Wednesday. “I find this very bizarre.”The statue is the work of the late sculptor Ralph Stackpole, a famous San Francisco artist during the Great Depression era

An early Sacramento pioneer and settler, Swanston then became a rancher and started a meat-packing business that made him rich. His son in the 1920s commissioned the statue, which is part of a fountain, and donated it to the city after Swanston’s death in 1911 at 101 years old, The Sacramento Bee reported.The family’s ranch was located on what’s now William Land Park. Eymann said if not for his son’s donation, the city would likely have never put up a piece for Swanston.“Not that anybody knows who he is, but that’s something very special that Sacramento had and now it’s destroyed,” she said.

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Woman Left Shocked After Mistaking Tasmanian Devil For Dog Toy In Her Home

A close-up of a Tasmanian devil.Bonita Figueroa via Getty Images/EyeEmA woman in Australia got quite the “wild” surprise after mixing up her golden retriever’s faux Tasmanian devil plush toy with an actual real live devil. On Wednesday evening, inside her home in Hobart, Australia, on the island state of Tasmania, Kirsten Lynch went to reach for what she thought was her pup’s trinket when it suddenly raced away. Advertisement “I went to reach for it, the devil shot underneath the couch,” she told The Guardian.The Tasmanian devil is the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, according to National Geographic. It can grow to around the size of a large house cat.Utterly shocked at her discovery, Lynch let out a scream that woke up her family who rushed to her to see what caused the uproar. To get rid of the furry intruder, Lynch’s husband carefully escorted the Tasmanian devil — who’s known to fly into a rage when threatened by a predator — out of their home using a broom. Meanwhile, Lynch and her children gathered atop the kitchen table with bated breath as he shooed out the creature. Advertisement “We were concerned that if she or he was cornered and scared, they would bite someone,” Lynch told the outlet. “I got the fright of my life. But to be honest, I think the poor thing was more terrified of us.” The Guardian also shared a clip taken by Lynch of the wild animal rustling around the home and scurrying underneath tables and chairs in their dining area. The young devil did not appear hurt, according to Lynch. As for how the devil wound up in their home, the pet owner said that she believes the animal made its way into the house ― which is located beside undeveloped bushland ― by following their family’s new puppy, Gecko, inside after the pet went outdoors for a bathroom break.“The devil [likely] got through the fence behind Gecko and walked in through the door that we leave open for her as she’s still potty training,” Lynch said. RelatedAustraliatasmanian devilFirst Wild Tasmanian Devils In 3,000 Years Born On Mainland AustraliaFeisty Tasmanian Devils Roaming Australian Mainland Again After 3,000 YearsHundreds Of Whales Die In Australia’s Worst Mass Stranding



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South Korean Citizens Can Now Import Life-Size Sex Dolls

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Carenshare Co., a South Korean company that imports sex dolls, said in a statement that it was “deplorable” for the customs service to lift the import ban after allegedly wasting taxpayers’ money for lawsuits with importers. The company said it has suffered immense losses. It said South Korea must reform other regulations that have a negative impact on the economy.“We thought our people’s rights to seek happiness and use (sex dolls) in their private lives have been restricted by the state,” said Lee Sang-jin, who headed one of the company’s online shopping malls. “There are various types of people who use (sex dolls), including those who are sexually alienated or those who need them for artistic purposes.”Lee said the decision by the customs was “reasonable” but “bit late.”South Korean authorities don’t crack down on the sale of domestically made sex dolls, but their quality is in general inferior to those made abroad, Lee said.Lee said his former company has already taken back more than 20 sex dolls from customs officials through lawsuits. He said the company has filed separate lawsuits seeking government compensation as many of the retrieved sex dolls became unusable following about two years of seizures by the customs service.The customs service’s decision would allow importers to get back their sex dolls held in government storages run by the agency

Customs officials said they still likely hold more than 1,000 sex dolls that had been sent to South Korea since 2018.





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‘Cousin Eddie’ Display In Kentucky Leads To Bizarre 911 Call

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A “Cousin Eddie” display in Kentucky apparently looked a little too real and police were called to check it out.After receiving the call, a dispatcher described the scene to responding officers as “a male standing outside. He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs.”Advertisement Officers arrived at the Shepherdsville home to find a mannequin in the yard that looked like Cousin Eddie from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” It was decorated with a robe, a hat, a cigar and a beer and was holding what appeared to be an orange hose, WDRB-TV reported.Homeowner Joni Keeney said she decided to put up the display from her favorite Christmas movie to have some fun.“Everybody has a ‘Cousin Eddie,’ in their family, everybody,” Keeney said. “I just want people to have a good Christmas and get a laugh,” Keeney said.Responding officers did get a laugh and took some photos of the display, WDRB reported.“Never a dull moment,” Shepherdsville Police Chief Rick McCubbin said.A 'Cousin Eddie' Christmas display in the Dogwood subdivision of Shepherdsville, Ky. looked a little too real and police were called to check it out. Officers arrived to find a mannequin decorated like the character from “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." (WDRB via AP)via Associated Press

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Pentagon Has Received ‘Several Hundreds’ Of New UFO Reports

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The office was set up not only to examine the question of whether there’s extraterrestrial life, but also because of the security risk posed by so many encounters with unknown flying objects by military installations or military aircraft.This May, Congress held its first hearing in more than half a century on the topic, with multiple members expressing concern that whether or not the objects are alien or potentially new, unknown technology being flown by China, Russia or another potential adversary, the unknown creates a security risk.So far, “we have not seen anything, and we’re still very early on, that would lead us to believe that any of the objects that we have seen are of alien origin,” said Ronald Moultrie, under secretary of defense for intelligence and security. “Any unauthorized system in our airspace we deem as a threat to safety.”The office is also working on ways to improve its ability to identify unknown objects, such as by recalibrating sensors that may be focused just on known adversary aircraft or drone signatures, Moultrie said.One reason for the hundreds of additional reports coming in may be the outreach the department has done to destigmatize reporting potential encounters. Each service has also established its own reporting processes, Kirkpatrick said

Beyond unidentifiable objects, there’s a lot of new technology — such as future stealth bombers and stealth fighters, drones and hypersonic missiles being fielded by both the U.S. and China — that could be mistaken for a UFO. Kirkpatrick said the new office has been coordinating with the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community to get the signatures of U.S. technology in order to rule out those aircraft or drones.“We are setting up very clear mechanisms with our blue programs, both our DOD and IC programs, to deconflict any observations that come in with blue activities, and ensure that we weed those out and identify those fairly early on,” Kirkpatrick said, referring to the “blue” U.S. aircraft programs in operation by the Pentagon or intelligence agencies.RelatedCongressWashingtonpentagonSean KirkpatrickDirector NationalCamila Cabello Shows Her 'UFO' Encounter On 'Tonight Show' And We're ShookVideo Shows Fireball Lighting Up The Skies Of Scotland, Northern IrelandFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Biggest Donor Believes Aliens Are Among Us



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Arizona Police Ticket Driver For Carpooling With Inflatable Grinch

PHOENIX (AP) — The Grinch came early for an Arizona driver who tried to pass off an inflatable figure of the Dr. Seuss character as a passenger.The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a state trooper last week noticed a car in a high-occupancy vehicle lane on Interstate 10 in Phoenix with a “Seusspicious-looking” green passenger.While the gag may have caused the officer’s heart to grow, it did not stop the driver from getting cited for being in the HOV lane during a restricted time

The agency, however, could not help but post a photo of the Grinch figure with the driver’s face blurred on its Twitter account.Officials say they appreciate the “festive flair” but that the driver’s action was still illegal.They are urging motorists to follow traffic laws.Last week, an #AZTrooper spotted a driver in the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane with a Seusspicious-looking "passenger" on I-10 at Avondale Blvd at 8AM.The trooper stopped the driver & determined the grumpy green guy was, in fact, an inflatable Grinch. (No other passengers.) pic.twitter.com/YcOfZHJVoX— Dept. of Public Safety (@Arizona_DPS) December 13, 2022RelatedPhoenixGrinchArizona Department Public SafetyInterstate 10 PhoenixNo, You Can't Use The Carpool Lane If A Dead Person Is Your Only PassengerIt’s All Downhill For 300 Skiing Santas, A Grinch And A Tree



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Mars Rover Captures 1st Sound Of A Dust Devil On The Red Planet

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Photographed for decades at Mars but never heard until now, dust devils are common at the red planet. This one was in the average range: at least 400 feet (118 meters) tall and 80 feet (25 meters) across, traveling at 16 feet (5 meters) per second.The microphone picked up 308 dust pings as the dust devil whipped by, said Murdoch, who helped build it.Given that the rover’s SuperCam microphone is turned on for less than three minutes every few days, Murdoch said it was “definitely luck” that the dust devil appeared when it did on Sept. 27, 2021. She estimates there was just a 1-in-200 chance of capturing dust-devil audio.Of the 84 minutes collected in its first year, there’s “only one dust devil recording,” she wrote in an email from France.This same microphone on Perseverance’s mast provided the first sounds from Mars — namely the Martian wind — soon after the rover landed in February 2021. It followed up with audio of the rover driving around and its companion helicopter, little Ingenuity, flying nearby, as well as the crackle of the rover’s rock-zapping lasers, the main reason for the microphone

These recordings allow scientists to study the Martian wind, atmospheric turbulence and now dust movement as never before, Murdoch said. The results “demonstrate just how valuable acoustic data can be in space exploration.”

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300 Skiing Santas, A Grinch And A Tree Hit The Slopes For Maine Charity

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Calves Flee Live Nativity Scene, Hoof It To State Park

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One group with a particular beef about the incident was People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.“Please, to prevent future tragedies, will you stop using live animals in your events? Your sets and church members provide a perfectly lovely attraction on their own,” said a letter the animal rights organization sent to Seaside Chapel’s pastor, Jerry Vess, the Port City Daily reported Friday.“Christian teachings are all about kindness — yet animals used in live Nativity scenes aren’t treated with compassion,” the letter added. “They’re often stressed from transport and from being in a strange environment … they may be chained or confined to small holding pens.”The pastor’s wife, Dana Vess, told the newspaper that the calves — along with donkeys and sheep — are provided by local farmers, who bring them to the church on two weekends for the Nativity scene. They go home to their farms between “performances,” she noted. They’re kept in roomy pens, not chained, and were fed their usual food, according to Vess.“The farmers deliver them and pick them up, check the pens and make sure they’re secure — it’s their animals, so they want to ensure everything’s good,” she told the Port City Daily.The Vesses first realized the calves were missing when police knocked on their door late last Saturday and told them their actors were on the run. It wasn’t clear how they escaped from their pen

The calves were on the lam for nearly 16 hours, according to the newspaper, and ended up about nine blocks north at the state park. They won’t be returning to the Nativity scene, which will only involve donkeys and sheep this weekend.The organization was referring to the cows that escaped from their pens after participating in an interactive Nativity program Saturday evening. https://t.co/yiOjVgHWDp— Port City Daily (@PortCityDaily) December 9, 2022Seaside Chapel’s “Journey to Bethlehem” — described as “an interactive walk-through Nativity complete with live animals” — attracted nearly 600 visitors on opening night Dec. 3, the church said.RelatedChristmasNorth CarolinaCowsKangaroo Escapes Captivity Thanks To The Help Of Another AnimalAll 100 Monkeys Accounted For After Several Escaped CrashASOS Bans Silk, Cashmere, Feathers And Mohair. Here's Why They're Controversial.Massive Horde Of Goats Escapes, Runs Amok In California Neighborhood



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German Police On The Hunt For 60 Containers Of Stolen Bull Sperm

Laboratory head of Masterrind Manon Elfers extracts semen from a test tube in Verden, Germany, 22 August 2017. A good breeding bull can have up to 100,000 descendants; objective of the breeding is a good dairy cow. Photo: Carmen Jaspersen/dpa (Photo by Carmen Jaspersen/picture alliance via Getty Images)picture alliance via Getty ImagesBERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany are appealing for help in cracking a potentially very cold case.Authorities say about 60 containers of bull sperm were stolen from a farm in the town of Olfen, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northeast of Cologne, late Monday or early Tuesday

Police said in a statement Wednesday that while it’s unclear how the rustle happened, the precious cargo needs to be supercooled with liquid nitrogen at –196 Celsius degrees (–320 Fahrenheit) so it isn’t spoiled.They are seeking tips from the public that might lead to the recovery of the sperm, which was intended for artificial insemination.RelatedGermanspermwestern GermanyOlfenbull sperm100 Cylinders Of Bull Semen Go Up In Smoke In Fire At Cattle Breeding FarmSumatran Rhino Harapan One Step Closer to Becoming a DadSomeone Stole A Ton Of Very Valuable Bull Semen



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Los Angeles Animal Control Grants Unicorn License To Young Girl

Animal control officials in Southern California have granted permission for a little girl to keep a unicorn at home, provided she follows strict guidelines.Helen Alderton via Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES (AP) — Rules are rules. Animal control officials in Southern California have granted permission for a little girl to keep a unicorn at home, provided she follows strict guidelines.Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control this week shared a letter it received from a child named Madeline

The girl wrote: “Dear LA County, I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one. Please send me a letter in response.”Director Marcia Mayeda replied with a letter along with a pre-approved unicorn license, a heart-shape license tag and a plush toy unicorn — until Madeline finds a real one. Photos of the license and Madeline’s letter were posted to the agency’s social media.The licensing letter included five conditions:“1. The unicorn must be cared for in compliance with all animal caretaking regulations set forth in Los Angeles county Code Title 10.2. The unicorn is given regular access to sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows.3. The unicorn is fed one of its favorite treats — watermelon — at least once each week.4. The unicorn’s horn must be maintained to be in good health. This requires polishing at least once a month with a soft cloth

5. Any sparkles or glitter used on the unicorn must be nontoxic and biodegradable to ensure the unicorn’s good health.”Mayeda commended Madeline for her “sense of responsible pet ownership.”

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Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa's Last Name One Of 2022's Most Mangled Words

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (AP Photo/Lachlan Cunningham)via Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater to actor Domhnall Gleeson over a drink of negroni sbagliato in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia,” is the kind of sentence that just might tie your tongue up in knots.It contains five examples from this year’s list of the most mispronounced words released Wednesday by The Captioning Group, which since 1991 has captioned and subtitled real-time events on television in the U.S. and Canada

The Captioning Group has compiled the list since 2016 by surveying the words and names most often mangled on live television by newsreaders, politicians, public figures and others. It is commissioned by Babbel, the online language learning company based in New York and Berlin.Yes, the list is a little humorous, but it’s also educational and highlights how some of the biggest international news events of the year have entered the North American consciousness, said Esteban Touma, a senior content producer and language teacher at Babbel.“It really shows the ways we interact with other languages and really gives a good grasp of what’s going on in the world and how we connect with people abroad,” he said.Don’t be intimidated by tough-to-pronounce words, he said. It is an opportunity to learn. After all, even professionals sometimes have problems

“People want to get the right pronunciation but it’s hard to do so,” he said.Just ask Joe Biden.New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was infamously referred to as “Rasheed Sanook” by the U.S. president, but he wasn’t the only one to stumble over the name, which should be pronounced REE-shee SOO-nahk.Then there’s Grammy-winning singer Adele, who informed the world in October that her fans have for years been mispronouncing her name. It’s not “ah-DELL” but “uh-DALE.”The other words on the list, with phonetic pronunciations provided by Babbel, were:— Chicxulub (CHICK-choo-loob) — The crater in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the asteroid that scientists say likely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs was in the news recently.— Domhnall Gleeson (DOH-null GLEE-sun) — The Irish actor called out talk show host Stephen Colbert for mispronouncing his first name.— Edinburgh (ed-in-BRUH) — American news anchors faced criticism for mispronouncing the Scottish capital during coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial in September

— Negroni sbagliato (ne-GRO-nee spah-lee-AH-toh) — The alcoholic beverage was introduced to the world by actor Emma D’Arcy, whose social media mention of the drink received more than 14 million views.— Novak Djokovic (NO-vak JO-kuh-vich) — The Serbian tennis star was in the news in January when he was barred from competing in the Australian Open and deported for failing to comply with the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rules.— Ohtani rule (oh-TAHN-ee) — Major League Baseball’s rule named after 2021 AL MVP Shohei Ohtani allows a starting pitcher to remain in a game as the designated hitter even after leaving the mound.— Tuanigamanuolepola (Tua) Tagovailoa (TOO-uh-ning-uh-mah-noo-oh-LEH-po-luh TUNG-o-vai-LOH-uh) — The Miami Dolphins quarterback became the center of discussion about NFL concussion protocols after suffering injuries in consecutive games.— Zaporizhzhia (zah-POH-reezha) — The Ukrainian city is the location of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was shut down in September as the nation’s war with Russia raged in the area

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Alternate 'World Cup' Pits Camels Against Each Other In Qatar Beauty Contest

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Camels battle it out in Qatar beauty contesthttps://t.co/ITQft8Pk2Z pic.twitter.com/LzxLPlG82K— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 1, 2022These events are held regularly throughout the Middle East, where the people have connected with camels for generations.“This is our culture. This is from long time ago, from our fathers and grandfathers,” Al Kuwari said. “Today is a competition, a beauty competition. We like these camels. We give them names. It’s like a family.”Visitors were greeted by a camel jingle “Welcome to the Camel Competition” and served Karak, a spiced tea with milk. Owners and their families sat in an air-conditioned luxury tent with red velvet chairs and a glass wall to watch the competition.The main attraction were the pure-bred female camels. Competitors makes several passes in front of a stand of fans that cheer for their favorite. There’s also a milking competition, with the prize going to the camel that produces the most milk

Make no mistake, this a serious contest: A doctor is on staff to make sure the animals don’t use fillers or Botox to make them more beautiful. Last December dozens of camels were disqualified from the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia for cosmetic enhancements.Then there’s the money: The winner, runner-up and third place camels all receive trophies. Nazaa’s owners earned 200,000 Qatari riyals ($55,000). The camel that produces the most milk wins 15,000 riyal.“I have been with camels and their contests since I was a child,” camel owner Hamad al Greissi said. “Camels were there before planes and cars. They were called the ships of the desert. after modern vehicles, the camels became less popular, but they still hold a big place in our culture.”Relatedqatarworld cupfifaFIFA World CupcamelsMan Reportedly Killed By Iran Cops For Celebrating W.C. Loss Had Ties To PlayerAll-Female Group Of Referees Will Make History At Men’s World CupU.S. Hero Christian Pulisic Makes Bold World Cup Prediction From Hospital Bed



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Thousands Of Monkeys Celebrate Feast Day In Central Thailand -- And It's Bananas

Monkeys enjoy fruit during monkey feast festival in Lopburi province, Thailand. The festival is an annual tradition in Lopburi, which is held as a way to show gratitude to the monkeys for bringing in tourism. (AP Photo/Chalida EKvitthayavechnukul)via Associated PressLOPBURI, Thailand (AP) — A meal fit for monkeys was served on Sunday at the annual Monkey Feast Festival in central Thailand.Amid the morning traffic, rows of monkey statues holding trays were lined up outside the compound of the Ancient Three Pagodas, while volunteers prepared food across the road for real monkeys — the symbol of Lopburi province, around 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Bangkok

Throngs of macaque monkeys ran around, at times fighting with each other, while the crowds of visitors and locals grew.As the carefully prepared feast was brought toward the temple, the ravenous creatures began to pounce and were soon devouring the largely vegetarian spread.While the entertainment value of the festival is high, organizers are quick to point out that it is not just monkey business.“This monkey feast festival is a successful event that helps promote Lopburi’s tourism among international tourists every year,” said Yongyuth Kitwatanusont, the festival’s founder

“Previously, there were around 300 monkeys in Lopburi before increasing to nearly 4,000 nowadays. But Lopburi is known as a monkey city, which means monkeys and people can live in harmony.”Such harmony could be seen in the lack of shyness exhibited by the monkeys, which climbed on to visitors, vehicles and lampposts. At times the curious animals looked beyond the abundant feast and took an interest in other items.“There was a monkey on my back as I was trying to take a selfie. He grabbed the sunglasses right off my face and ran off on to the top of a lamppost and was trying to eat them for a while,” said Ayisha Bhatt, an English teacher from California working in Thailand.The delighted onlookers were largely undeterred by the risk of petty theft, although some were content to exercise caution.“We have to take care with them, better leave them to it. Not too near is better,” said Carlos Rodway, a tourist from Cadiz, Spain, having previously been unceremoniously treated as a climbing frame by one audacious monkey

The festival is an annual tradition in Lopburi, the provincial capital, and held as a way to show gratitude to the monkeys for bringing in tourism. This year’s theme is “monkeys feeding monkeys,” an antidote to previous years where monkey participation had decreased due to high numbers of tourists, which intimidated the animals.

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52 Weird Christmas Gifts Guaranteed To Make For A Nutty Noel

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