Herpes-carrying monkeys brought to Florida for tourism may multiply out of control

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. – An invasive species of herpes-carrying monkeys is growing in size, raising the possibility of confrontations with humans and expansion of the non-native primates' range beyond an idyllic river in Florida.

On the banks of the Silver River near Ocala, the rhesus macaques shriek, grunt and squeal as they fight and defend their space in an increasingly crowded habitat not their own.

By 2022, the monkey population on the Silver River is estimated to double, according to research co-authored by Steve Johnson, a University of Florida professor of wildlife ecology and conservation.

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Adding to the fears: About a quarter of the monkeys carry the herpes B virus.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/herpes-carrying-monkeys-brought-to-florida-for-tourism-may-multiply-out-of-control/ar-BB10kxNi?li=BBnbcA1

Any chance they'll migrate to Mar A Lago?

[Sancho]

1. ...and we were worried about the corona virus???

[Jamastiene]

2. Trump would probably invite them over.

I think that man has got to have some serious skeletons we haven't already heard about. Imagine that, knowing what we have already heard about so far. I wouldn't put anything past him.

[jberryhill]

4. I like the cut of your jib

[CanonRay]

3. Everybody at Mar a Lago already has herpes

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. Or worse. Too true. nt

[LuckyCharms]

5. Look at the bright side. Al least they don't have THE CLAP.

[maxrandb]

6. Jayzus Christ! When do the locust and boils come?

The past 3 years in America has been like being on a hamster wheel of hell.

[Flaleftist]

7. Fuck. As if we didn't have enough problems.

[stillcool]

8. Sounds like a Carl Hiaasen read..

he did have one with a monkey.

[rockfordfile]

9. Some people are just idiots

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. Don't wait for a possible migration; move them to Mar-a-lago now.

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. The herpes-carrying monkeys wont voluntarily go anywhere near a Rump property.

They're afraid they might catch something.