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title: "“Godzilla” macaque forced to lose weight due to overfeeding by tourists"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/godzilla-macaque-forced-to-lose-weight-due-to-overfeeding-by-tourists/
date: 2021-03-28
modified: 2021-06-19
lang: en
author: "Yu Ang Tan"
description: "THAILAND - A three-year-old macaque touted as \"Godzilla\" has become an icon of a market in Bangkok's Min Buri district for its Michelin Man-like figure thanks to obesity. (Screenshot via..."
categories:
  - "Abroad"
image: https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210328_113_01.png
word_count: 223
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# “Godzilla” macaque forced to lose weight due to overfeeding by tourists

**THAILAND** - A three-year-old macaque touted as "Godzilla" has become an icon of a market in Bangkok's Min Buri district for its Michelin Man-like figure thanks to obesity.

!["Godzilla" macaque forced to lose weight due to overfeeding by tourists](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210328_113_02.jpg)(Screenshot via [The Sun UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14466529/obese-monkey-godzilla-fat-camp-twice-size-junk-food-bangkok/))

According to [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14466529/obese-monkey-godzilla-fat-camp-twice-size-junk-food-bangkok/), Godzilla was tied to a market stall and often fed with junk food by visitors, resulting in a somewhat disproportionate body shape.

In an interview, Godzilla's owner Manop said that she adopted him after his previous owner abandoned him.

!["Godzilla" macaque forced to lose weight due to overfeeding by tourists](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210328_113_03.jpg)(Screenshot via [The Sun UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14466529/obese-monkey-godzilla-fat-camp-twice-size-junk-food-bangkok/))

She added that she feeds him and treats him well but hasn't been able to keep his weight under control.

> **"Sometimes market-goers would find Godzilla cute and feed him. He has become a favourite attraction at the market."**

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!["Godzilla" macaque forced to lose weight due to overfeeding by tourists](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210328_113_04.jpg)(Screenshot via [The Sun UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14466529/obese-monkey-godzilla-fat-camp-twice-size-full/))

> **"Since young, he was [constantly] fed by humans. As such, he does not know how to find food on his own."**

Manop also noted that Godzilla is a picky eater and only accepts food from people he likes.

According to reports, wildlife officials got wind of Godzilla's weight problem and sent him to a "fat camp". There, he will be placed on a strict diet, exercise, and be taught how to survive in the wild before being released as it is illegal to keep macaques as pets under Thailand's wildlife laws.

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**Sources**: ([The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14466529/obese-monkey-godzilla-fat-camp-twice-size-junk-food-bangkok/))

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