Who knew there were packs of wild monkeys living in Ocala, Florida?
Matthew Schwanke was taking his family for a relaxing ride down the Silver River in Silver Springs State Park when all of a sudden monkeys started jumping out of trees all around them.
He said it looked like there were two groups of monkeys battling it out for territory on either side of the river. They were jumping back and forth yelling at each other.
He shared the video on Facebook.
So where did the monkeys come from?
They're an invasive species that ended up in Ocala about 90 years ago. According to the Ocala Star Banner, a man named Colonel Tooey launched a jungle cruise on the river and imported the rhesus macaques monkeys in to enhance the experience. The rhesus macaques are native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, South Asian, and China.
Source: Miami Herald