MusicianPlaysforMonkeysinThailand
WhenBritishmusicianPaulBartonperformsincentralThailandlately,hisenergeticlistenersreactwildly.Somepullhishairorjumponhispiano.Othersstealhismusic.
Thebehaviorisnormal,however,becausethesecrowdsaretrulywild---wildmonkeystobeexact.
BartonplaysoftentotheanimalsinLopburi,anareaknownforitspopulationsofwildmacaquemonkeys.Thepianisthopesthemusicshowsbringcalmtotheanimalsduringthecoronaviruscrisis.
Thediseasehascausedproblemsforthemonkeys,too.Theyarehungry.Therestrictionsontourismmeanfewerpeople