Lopburi in Central Thailand is like any other city. It has its different neighbourhoods, its different strata of society,
it has the weak and it has the powerful. But unlike most cities,
it is inhabited not just by people, but also by hundreds of macaque monkeys.
The City of Monkeys is divided into different territories,
with different gangs each occupying its own building, guards standing outside these squatted premises.
Within each gang, there is a sort of hierarchy, with monkeys divided into soldier and civilian ranks.
Local people who live in the monkey-inhabited heart of the city, help them with feeding,
both because of their non-violent Buddhist beliefs, but also to avoid the monkeys getting hungry,
which would spread monkey-driven chaos around the city
and present a serious philosophical dilemma for the whole town.