A Cambodian official accused of illegally importing wild, long-tailed macaque monkeys into the United States that were destined for Miami was acquitted Friday of conspiracy and smuggling charges after ...

Macaque monkeys from Java that were photographed at Monkey Jungle in 2008. They are similar to the Macaque monkeys from Cambodia in the 2024 case in which a Cambodian official was acquitted of ...

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, ...

There has been some monkeying around in one central Florida county, causing people to capture the rare occurrences on camera and call police. Reported primate sightings from last week came from ...

After some social media footage of wild monkeys climbing on roofs in Central Florida's Groveland and Clermont went viral, many are wondering — Do monkeys actually live in the Sunshine State? Despite ...

Some Central Florida residents got a surprise holiday guest ahead of Christmas. Monkeys have been sighted roaming around Orange City this week, with law enforcement officers stressing that the public ...

Feeding wild monkeys has been prohibited in Florida since 2018. Authorities in Florida are warning residents not to feed or approach monkeys spotted roaming around Orange City and two neighboring ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A monkey was spotted perched on a fence Wednesday in Orange City. This comes as an upsurge in monkey sightings has been reported, prompting the Orange City Police Department ...

A woman’s TikTok video is going viral after she posted footage that’s leaving many people like, “Wait, there’s monkeys in Florida?” During a recent trip to the Sunshine State, while visiting Silver ...

DEBARY, Fla. (WFLA) — A wild monkey was spotted swinging between trees in Florida. “I don’t know a whole lot about monkeys, but seeing one just 30 to 40 feet away from you is definitely impressive,” ...

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 ...