Herpes-infected monkeys terrorize Florida

New York Post ^ | 09/12/13 | Natalie O'Neill

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Beware of the monkeys! Hundreds of rare wild monkeys — some carrying herpes — are on the loose in Florida after a tour guide brought the spunky critters to the state long ago. Wildlife officials said that three pairs of Rhesus monkeys were transported to a park near Ocala in the 1930s by tour operator Colonel Tooey after a “Tarzan” flick sparked a fascination with the creature. But the breed has since boomed and more than 1,000 of the monkeys now live in the state, wildlife officials say. State officials have caught more than 700 of the monkeys in the past decade — most of which tested positive for the herpes-B virus. Wildlife officials now consider the monkeys a public health hazard. Current Silver River tour operator Captain Tom O’Lenick, 65, defended transporting the animals, claiming people love them. “Everybody who comes on the river for a tour wants to see the monkeys,” O’Lenick said.

[NonValueAdded]

“The last time I saw a mouth that big, it had a hook in it”

[Rebelbase]

Or dynamite.

[GeronL]

lol

[SgtHooper]

Again, 22 rounds all over the place for those who buy on the web.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I remember reading of this long ago. I also remember that some once escaped in Missouri.

They got rid of them by calling a professional removal service. They went in and shot all of them with silenced weapons so as not to alarm the fainthearts.

[Slings and Arrows]

Herpes-infected monkeys terrorize Florida

*BLEEP* the monkeys, I'm worried about the guy who gave it to them!

[humblegunner]

Herpes-infected monkeys terrorize Florida

And every damned one of them has a blog, too.

[Slings and Arrows]

[humblegunner]

[Daffynition]

Aren't the pythons keeping a balance?

[Slings and Arrows]

Great - now Flori-duh has herpes-infected pythons.

[Daffynition]

[stolen from another site; thanks uncleacid]:

Herpe the love bug.

[Daffynition]