A rhesus monkey holds her child near the banks of Silver River outside Ocala, Fla. Natives to southern Asia, the monkeys were imported in 1938 and released onto a man-made island on the river by boat

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A rhesus monkey holds her child near the banks of Silver River outside Ocala, Fla. Natives to southern Asia, the monkeys were imported in 1938 and released onto a man-made island on the river by boat

A rhesus monkey holds her child near the banks of Silver River outside Ocala, Fla. Natives to southern Asia, the monkeys were imported in 1938 and released onto a man-made island on the river by boat captain Colonel Tooeybut they quickly escaped.

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Photo Detail

Date Taken:	05.2013
Date Uploaded:	06.2013
Photo Location:	Ocala, Florida, United States of America
Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Copyright:	© Michael Stone