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 ...

A huge population of wild monkeys is sweeping across Florida after ... to America and marooned on a small island near the Silver River by tour operator Colonel Tooey. Some tour guides say he ...

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 ...

Steele said she likes guests to also see the Rhesus Macaque monkeys that live along the Silver River, but they can be tricky to find because of their coloring and the fact the primates are always ...

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.

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.

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 ...

From big cats (we really mean big cats) to a flock of squawking parrots, these exotic animals make America home.

(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.