Troops of Silver Springs macaques have caused mischief outside the park as well. One large group of rhesus monkeys recently raided a deer-feeder behind a house in Ocala—and yes, there are ...

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.

Rhesus macaque monkeys are the most common in Florida, found at Silver Springs State Park near Ocala. They are brown to gray with pink faces, according to the FWC.

Silver Springs State Park is at 5656 E Silver Springs Blvd, Silver Springs, Florida. We drove around 1.5 hours from St. Augustine and it was definitely worth the drive! Silver Springs Florida to ...

Wild monkeys seen in central Florida communities of Groveland, Clermont. ... possibly originating from a group that came from Silver Springs in the 1930s. Macaques have an omnivorous diet, ...

A band of monkeys has lived in Florida since the 1930s when a commercial riverboat captain released about six rhesus masques on an island in the Silver River to boost tourism. By the 1980s, there ...

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.

Officials in Florida are warning people to keep their distance from wild monkeys that have been spotted around the city. Residents of Orange City, about 30 miles north of Orlando, have reported ...

Rheseus macaques were first introduced to Silver Springs State Park in the late 1930s. ... — There is no time to be monkeying around because there are wild monkeys roaming around Central Florida.

A wild population of Rhesus Macaques monkeys was first documented along Florida’s Silver River in the 1930s, when “a commercial river boat captain” released a half dozen on an island to ...

In this Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, photo, a rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE** In this Friday, Nov ...