Silver Springs State Park: America’s Unlikely Primate Paradise
Deep in the heart of Florida lies a place where you might catch a glimpse of something completely unexpected swinging through the trees. Silver Springs State Park hosts what might be the most unusual wildlife residents in all of Florida – more than 200 rhesus macaques living in the forests and along the riverbanks. These aren’t escaped zoo animals or some Disney attraction gone wrong, but rather a thriving population that traces its roots back to the 1930s. Silver Spring State Park is home to at least 300 rhesus macaques, a monkey native to south and southeast Asia. What makes this…..