🐒Monkey business at Silver Springs: The search for Florida’s wild macaques

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. – The plan is simple: get on the water, scan the shoreline, and spot the famous monkeys of Silver Springs State Park.

The reality is a little messier.

A clear kayak trip delivers classic Florida wildlife — gators, otters, and birds — but no monkeys. The guide’s best advice is that the animals have been hanging out deeper in the park, so the search moves to land…

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