Herpes afflicted monkeys roaming wild in Florida.

TL : DR

A tiny population of monkeys were brought to Silver Springs State Park in Florida in the 1930s, and confined to an island. But the monkeys left the island.

The guy who brought them in the 1930s did so as a tourist attraction for the tour boat service he provided. He did not know the monkeys could swim.

Their numbers are reported to reach 400 by 2020.

They carry a Herpes virus that is deadly to humans.

Have been seen in a Jacksonville neighborhood.


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Florida's herpes-infected monkey population is booming and it could have fatal consequences
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...-booming-and-it-could-have-fatal-consequences

Wild monkeys with herpes in Central Florida: Population on the verge of doubling
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/wil...opulation-on-the-verge-of-doubling/898061214/

The monkeys carry a herpes virus that is deadly to humans and can be spread through a bite or scratch.


Where Did Florida's Herpes Monkeys Come From? Infected Rhesus Macaques Pose Fatal Threat to Humans
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-herpes-monkeys-infected-rhesus-macaques-fatal-threat-humans-1485291

 

And I'm not even murican

 

It's florida, locals are fucking these monkeys as we speak

Coronavirus got outplayed already

 

my homie @faustian needs to get out of there man

Spoiler

 

Leaving the island was the wrong thing to do.

Those monkey's should not have done that.

 

Lol appreciate the concern but South Florida might as well be a separate state. We refer to Northern Florida as Southern Alabama

 

You and me baby ain't nothing but monkeys
So let's do it like they do in the state of Florida

 

I just always assumed this was happening even without the actual proof it was a thing

 

stop banging monkeys you trashy bastards!!

 

So monkeys can contract hiv and herpes. Fact.

 

Time to:

 

here’s the type of monkey.

 

Ok ok I owe you $5

 

I saw a pack (troop? I forget) of these monkeys when I was backpacking through the Ocala National Forest. Scared the shit out of me.

 

If we could put Florida on indefinite quarantine, I'd be in favor of this.

 

Aside from the herpes part I think its freaking awesome that Florida is turning into a damn jungle. Exotic snakes, Moneys, already has alligators, already has pumas...

So cool

 

And they are still less deceased than the humans living there.

 

There's a place called Morgan Island off of South Carolina with a wild troop as well.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/morgan-island

 

Need to get some hippos and cape buffalo in the mix.

 

I guess Floridians will have to think twice when snatching up monkeys from now on.