For decades, the Silver River’s headwaters were part of a theme park attraction. Since then, the monkeys have continued to reproduce unchecked. The only state action came from the Florida Fish ...

grunts and squeals as monkeys fight near the banks of the Silver River, defending their space in an increasingly crowded habitat not their own. The growing number of monkeys is something Steve ...

Impact Link An invasive species of herpes-carrying monkeys is growing in Florida, and no one is quite sure what to do with them. About 200 rhesus macaques live along the banks of the Silver River ...

Tourists love snapping pictures of the monkeys in Silver River State Park. They've been spotted by hikers on the Cross-Florida Greenway. One may have wandered our way to become the elusive Mystery ...

A recent study by researchers at the University of Florida found that monkeys living along the Silver River will eat bird eggs. The study sets up the hypothesis that an unchecked monkey population ...

The colony within Silver Springs State Park has already spread into the Ocklawaha River and could easily establish new colonies in other parts of the state, experts warn. These monkeys are mostly ...

Tom O'Lenick, who has navigated the Silver River for 35 years, hollered from his charter boat into the dense surrounding forest. "Monkey, monkey, monkey!" he cried. More than two dozen monkeys ...

According to state officials, these monkeys were originally brought to Florida by the manager of a glass-bottom boat operation, who released six on an island in the Silver River to attract tourists.

Monkeys have been sighted roaming around Orange ... He let them loose on a small island in the Silver River, but since they are very good swimmers, they were able to thrive on their own.

(AP) - The forest explodes with angry shrieks, grunts and squeals as monkeys fight near the banks of the Silver River, defending their space in an increasingly crowded habitat not their own.

Tourists love snapping pictures of the monkeys in Silver River State Park. They've been spotted by hikers on the Cross-Florida Greenway. One may have wandered our way to become the elusive Mystery ...