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Monkeys consume soft drinks at the annual Monkey Buffet Festival. More info: <a href="http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Lopburi">www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Lopburi</a>.

Monkey Buffet Festival, Lopburi, Thailand

( Pornchai Kittwongsakul / AFP / Getty Images / November 28, 2010 )

Monkeys consume soft drinks at the annual Monkey Buffet Festival. More info: www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Lopburi.

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