Spider monkeys used to be found in Florida. Only one monkey found in 2021 Squirrel monkeys are five different species categorized together, all to native to Central and South America.

Florida isn't a fan of the monkey business that's been going on for decades. Despite the reports of wild monkeys lately, they are an invasive species.

Spider monkeys used to be found in Florida. Only one monkey found in 2021 Squirrel monkeys are five different species categorized together, all to native to Central and South America.

Florida isn't a fan of the monkey business that's been going on for decades. Despite the reports of wild monkeys lately, they are an invasive species.

"The cruel truth is that in order for wildlife traffickers to obtain infant spider monkeys to sell into the pet trade, they have to kill the entire troop." Skip to content NOWCAST WESH2 News at 7 ...

Authorities in Florida are warning residents not to feed or approach monkeys spotted roaming around Orange City and two neighboring communities this week. Police shared photos of the mysterious ...

SANFORD, Fla. (CBS12) — Three baby spider monkeys have found a new home at the Central Florida Zoo. According to zoo officials, the three primates were confiscated at the U.S-Mexico border ...

Officers found him stuffed in a suitcase, where he'd been for 18 hours near the Mexican border. Baby black-handed spider monkeys like "J" go for up to $20,000 on the black market. So contraband ...

Monkey sightings reported last week in central Florida neighborhoods. People react to the recent wild monkey sightings caught on camera in Lake County, Florida, as FOX 35 Orlando reports.

These wild monkeys thrive in Florida—and carry a deadly virus. Descendants of theme-park escapees, a population of rhesus macaques in a Florida state park may soon double in size—a recipe for ...

Proctor developed a Florida Tech spider monkey cognitive testing area as part of the zoo's $4.4 million Rainforest Revealed expansion, which opened in November 2020. ... as they do in the wild.

Can wild monkeys in Florida give people herpes? If you see a wild monkey in Florida, stay away and do not feed it, experts say. Katie Hawkinson. in Washington D.C. Wednesday 12 February 2025 11:16 ...