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Are monkeys invasive to Florida? Here are the species found in the wild around the state

Some Central Florida residents got a surprise holiday guest ahead of Christmas. Monkeys have been sighted roaming around Orange City this week, with law enforcement officers stressing that the public ...
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‘What The Heck Is Making Them All Jump?’: Wild Monkeys Fly Into Water At Florida State Park In Crazy Scene

A woman’s TikTok video is going viral after she posted footage that’s leaving many people like, “Wait, there’s monkeys in Florida?” During a recent trip to the Sunshine State, while visiting Silver ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The Dangerous Underworld of Wild Monkey Laundering

Monkeys are critical to modern society and the research behind effective pharmaceuticals used to treat and prevent disease. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged an already surging demand for ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi. Can they survive in the wild here?

Is the habitat and climate in Mississippi suitable for rhesus monkeys to survive? Does Mississippi have food that monkeys eat in the wild? According to the latest information from the Jasper County ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Spider monkeys belong in the wild, not in the brutal pet primate trade

To the editor: The recent case of a young spider monkey rescued during a drug bust in Vallejo highlights the urgent need to ban the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in this country (“Baby spider ...
NPR

25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after escaping a lab in South Carolina last week

A dozen and a half monkeys are still on the loose in South Carolina after a dramatic escape last week from a research facility. The 43 female rhesus macaques broke free from the Alpha Genesis Primate ...