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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jul 9, 2017, 05:50 PM Jul 2017

Monkeys swarm Florida man's property [View all]

OCALA, Fla. -- An Ocala man said monkeys from Silver Springs State Park have invaded his property.

Brian Pritchard lives 4 miles away from the park, but over the last few days his game camera has taken hundreds of photos of about 50 rhesus macaques eating from a deer feeder in his backyard.

Silver Springs State Park recently shut down two areas because of an increased monkey presence. A family visiting the state park last week recorded a video of the monkeys aggressively chasing them and showing their teeth.

Pritchard had put out a feeder with a camera to catch photos of deer, but instead, he got monkeys.

Read more: http://www.austin360.com/news/national/monkeys-swarm-florida-man-property/2nKjZRQJYMxxy7NQnnQFWO/

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Monkeys swarm Florida man's property [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2017 OP
Wow shenmue Jul 2017 #1
It's about time! It's been ages since the last good monkey swarm. n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #2
More about the monkeys teach1st Jul 2017 #3
Sounds like a lot of monkey business to me.... Stuart G Jul 2017 #4
Spike the food with birth control? Duppers Jul 2017 #5
Have they taken over the cabana? Squinch Jul 2017 #6
+1 flying rabbit Jul 2017 #7
We are getting ready for Iguanas and Boas HAB911 Jul 2017 #8
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