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YOU JUST HAVE TO LOVE LIVING IN FLORIDA!
Posted by V.K. [Mel] Melhado P.A. on Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 at 4:48pm.
Boy...You just have to love living in Florida! The other day while walking my dog in the neighborhood, she started really pulling hard on her leash and headed directly to a nearby oak tree. She sat down and stared straight up looking at the branches which were movong about in an erractic fashion. I could hear a chirping sound like a small bird, but I couldn't see anything. As I started to try to pull her away to get going again, low and behold out on a branch swings this cute little Squirril Monkey. Roxy just sat and watched as the little guy swung from branch to branch. I ran right home and got my camera, because I knew no one would believe me when I said thatI had seen a monkey in our neighborhood.
Now I have seen monkeys before at the Naples Zoo, as well as in the wild at the Collier Athlectic Club where we are members. There thy have had monkeys in the adjoining trees for years and years. Originally a large troop of about 35 dwindled down to about 5 after it was discovered that a trapper had been catching them to sell to the experiment labs. (Monkeys can bring many thousands of dollars on the marketand thank goodness he was caught, but not before decimating the troop.) Outside of those two places, the zoo and the club, I had never before seen any in the wild, so I was truly amazed when we discovered the neighborhood monkey.
As it turns out, there are three of them here in the hood, although oddly, they stay to themselves and don't often travel together. I have to tell you, it's a blast having them around. They have become rather tame now and you can even hand feed them tasty mangos and other fruit. They just love it.
Like I say, you have to love living in Naples, Florida!
V.K. [Mel] Melhado PA
Downing-Frye Realty, Inc.
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