- Aug 14, 2008
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Feces-throwing monkey on the loose in Tampa Bay
2 hrs 17 mins ago
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capturethe primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart.
Gary Morse with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the adult male is thought to have escaped from an unlicensed source. It was lastseen in Clearwater.
The monkey is not considered dangerous.
2 hrs 17 mins ago
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capturethe primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart.
Gary Morse with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the adult male is thought to have escaped from an unlicensed source. It was lastseen in Clearwater.
The monkey is not considered dangerous.
