11/28/2023 0 Comments Coast to coast monkey business game![]() ![]() Collins has interacted with rhesus macaques in a laboratory setting. “If you harass them, they're going to protect their families, just like anyone would,” Bagnall said.īobby Collins is a retired researcher and director who worked at multiple universities' animal resource divisions. Feral rhesus macaques typically only attack when they feel threatened or scared. In 2018, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made feeding a monkey a second-degree misdemeanor that can result in a fine and jail time.Īlthough reports have stated the monkeys can carry Herpes B, there have been no reports of people's contracting it from them. “Hopefully people are not feeding the monkeys.”īagnall said, besides being illegal, feeding the monkeys can turn them aggressive. “They don’t go after humans,” said Kari Bagnall, founder and executive director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainseville. ![]() However, monkey experts want to make it clear – violence is not the best solution.
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