SIEM REAP, Cambodia: A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over a concrete cistern, repeatedly dousing it with water.
In another video clip, a person plays with the genitals of a juvenile male macaque sitting on a limestone block from an ancient temple to get it excited for the camera.The abuse of monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwestern Cambodia is not always so graphic, but authorities say it is a growing problem as people look for new ways to draw online viewers to generate cash.
Tourist Cadi Hutchings made sure to keep her distance from the monkeys, after being warned by her tour guide of the increasing risk of being bitten.'What they want is your food, but you also need to appreciate that there needs to be a boundary between human intervention in nature,' the 23-year-old from Wales said.
Is Investigating Youtubers' Abuse Of Monkeys At The Angkor UNESCO Site
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