Wild Monkeys are Florida Tradition
CLEARWATER – Yes, it is true. There is a wild rhesus monkey lose in Clearwater, and authorities are trying to round him up. And he throws poop! State officials are still trying to catch him.
Wild monkeys have a long tradition in Florida.
Other groups include:
- A group of patas monkeys went loose in October 2008 from a planned theme park called Safari Wild in Polk County, which is west of Orlando.
- Wild monkeys that ran loose on Lois Key in Florida’s Keys. These were monkeys raised for research.
- Wild monkeys are still along the shores of the Silver River in Silver Springs. In past years, they have escaped to nearby Ocala.
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