They might not be the first animal that comes to mind when you think of Florida’s wildlife, but beware: wild rhesus macaque monkeys in the Sunshine State have tested positive for the Herpes B virus, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you see a monkey on the loose in Florida, don't approach it. Don't touch it, don't feed it, don't try to befriend it. There are ...

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“Please do not feed or attempt to capture these monkeys,” officials said. Police in Florida have issued a warning about a wild monkey on the loose and told residents to steer clear of the animal if ...

Lopburi, a town in central Thailand, is overwhelmed by an increasing population of wild monkeys. Authorities initiated a plan to reduce the monkey population by baiting cages with ripe fruit, aiming ...

A kayaker in Silver Springs State Park had her peaceful day interrupted by cannonballing rhesus macaques Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

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A wild monkey has been roaming around a city in Florida for about a week as wildlife officials urge people to “keep a safe distance.” Police posted a photo of the monkey, identified as a rhesus ...

Wild monkeys that live in large groups alongside human settlements are the disease "superspreaders" of the animal kingdom, according to a study. Researchers have mapped how infectious diseases spread ...

Officials in the Thai province of Lopburi have started to tackle the growing issue issue of monkeys in the urban area using a combination of fruit and cages to trap them. Monkeys caught in the cages ...

A group of wild monkeys raided a supermarket and made off with a haul of bananas in a bizarre hit-and-run theft in Thailand. The monkeys diverted from their normal foraging grounds in a nearby forest ...