Wild Monkey at Silver Springs

[alemorkam]

Wild Monkey high in a tree at Silver Springs State Park.

[swissy]

Wow, awesome picture!

Are there many of these monkeys (rhesus macaques?) in the Silver Springs SP, and are they hard to spot?

[Stu from NYC]

Wonder if there are any here?

[mixsonci]

Great picture, he looks like he's posing for you

[Villageswimmer]

I remember seeing lots of monkeys at Gibraltar. They would jump on anyone with a candy bar or food. I really like animals but monkeys, IMO, are creepy.

[Bogie Shooter]

Florida Silver River monkeys: Animals brought for tourism carry herpes (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/24/florida-silver-river-monkeys-animals-brought-tourism-carry-herpes/4857192002/)

There are approximately 400......rampant with herpes.

[Stu from NYC]

I remember seeing lots of monkeys at Gibraltar. They would jump on anyone with a candy bar or food. I really like animals but monkeys, IMO, are creepy.

Got into a brawl with one of those monkeys he was trying to steal my hat and decided I needed it more than him

[mike1946]

I heard a story some time ago that they had been seen in yards along 42 in the north of the villages.
I have certainly seen lots when taking my boat up the Oklawaha and Silver River.
I also heard that they were left behind after the filming of Tarzan with Johnny Weismuller in the 1930's - you hear a lot of these stories but it's difficult to know which of them to believe.

[thevillages2013]

Got into a brawl with one of those monkeys he was trying to steal my hat and decided I needed it more than him

Any video?:popcorn:

[Cobullymom]

I remember seeing lots of monkeys at Gibraltar. They would jump on anyone with a candy bar or food. I really like animals but monkeys, IMO, are creepy.
So aren’t some people...

[Debra Freeman]

Silver Springs State Park is home to 1000’s of monkeys. If you go kayaking, you’ll be able to see 100’s in the trees by the river.

[Yvetteperry]

Beautiful shot!

[jimkerr]

So cool! Thanks for sharing that awesome pic!

[mydavid]

I heard a story some time ago that they had been seen in yards along 42 in the north of the villages.
I have certainly seen lots when taking my boat up the Oklawaha and Silver River.
I also heard that they were left behind after the filming of Tarzan with Johnny Weismuller in the 1930's - you hear a lot of these stories but it's difficult to know which of them to believe. The first time I took the boat ride in Silver Springs, that when they took you deep into the river I saw one myself and heard the same Tarzan story.

[toeser]

I heard a story some time ago that they had been seen in yards along 42 in the north of the villages.
I have certainly seen lots when taking my boat up the Oklawaha and Silver River.
I also heard that they were left behind after the filming of Tarzan with Johnny Weismuller in the 1930's - you hear a lot of these stories but it's difficult to know which of them to believe.

Two-three years ago police were in our Hacienda neighborhood warning residents that a monkey was in a nearby tree and not to approach him.

[Stu from NYC]

Could someone find out if he answers to the name Max.

Ours ran away a few years ago, thought he found the love of his life but would to know for sure.

[Stu from NYC]

Any video?:popcorn:

Sorry was too busy fighting him off to ask my wife to take pictures, Maybe next time

[itsaly]

Oh, that face! Love it! Thank you for sharing!

[Brian & Vicki]

We saw a monkey run across Rolling Acres one night just before dusk. We were between 466A and Rolling Acres.

[Rodneysblue]

The first time I took the boat ride in Silver Springs, that when they took you deep into the river I saw one myself and heard the same Tarzan story.

Not Tarzan a tour boat operator brought some to the river to make it look more like as jungle back in the 1930’s

[lennythenet]

Had a bad experience there with the monkeys. Me, my husband and mom took a walk on one of the trails and encountered 2 ahead of us on the walking path. Once we stopped to take pictures of them, many more came from all sides and had us surrounded. They were jumping at us and being very aggressive. My husband yelled loud with a big roar while he jumped in the air and they all took off. Might have turned out worse for mom and I had he not been there. Scary stuff!

[jmaccallum]

I heard a story some time ago that they had been seen in yards along 42 in the north of the villages.
I have certainly seen lots when taking my boat up the Oklawaha and Silver River.
I also heard that they were left behind after the filming of Tarzan with Johnny Weismuller in the 1930's - you hear a lot of these stories but it's difficult to know which of them to believe.

“Some of Florida’s invasive species have been here a long time—for instance, the monkeys that live in Silver River State Park, near Silver Springs. In the 1930s, the owner of Silver Springs’ Jungle Cruise put the rhesus macaques on an island to spice up the ride for tourists. He thought the monkeys would stay put. He didn’t realize they could swim.”

Excerpt From
Oh, Florida!
Craig Pittman
Oh, Florida! on Apple Books (https://books.apple.com/us/book/oh-florida/id1067818033)
This material may be protected by copyright.

[RICH1]

Great picture! Thank you for sharing. They're hundreds up there and also roaming the Villages and surrounding areas... be careful they also carry herpes

[Pinball wizard]

Sorry was too busy fighting him off to ask my wife to take pictures, Maybe next time

Awww...

But you were the love of his life!!!!

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Stu from NYC]

Awww...

But you were the love of his life!!!!

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Well if he was a she and was blond perhaps the story would have a different ending

[Nipper]

I also have heard that a film company brought them in and then left without them. Monkeys are. not Marti to Florida.

[DaleDivine]

Wonder if there are any here?
Lots of people monkeying around in TV.. :a040::a040:
:1rotfl::1rotfl:

[stebooo]

I just heard they live in the national forest by ocala

[Velvet]

Perfect pose for a make-up commercial.

[mlmarr1]

Gee only one... you missed bunches.. enjoy