Adopted an orphan baby monkey

[EllenlogRL]

I adopted a baby monkey after I found him on the side of the road next to his mother's lifeless body. The baby didn't know what to do and was sad and crying so I decided to take him with me and help raise him. So I decided to daily post a YouTube video of our baby monkey so everyone can see him. Here's my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYm1jZ-9CFQD1inehrhYcIg

[WhiteTara]

1. Welcome to DU

Where do you live where you would find a baby monkey on the side of the road? Good luck!

[Fla Dem]

2. Is this your story or are you just posting something you found interesting?

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If it's you, thank you for saving the poor baby. Just wondering if there is a animal rescue organization near you where they could better care for the baby and perhaps acclimate it to other monkeys.

What country are you in? There are no wild monkeys in the US.

Welcome to DU

[csziggy]

3. Actually there are wild monkeys living in Florida now

And they are thought to be a danger to public health.

Florida wants to remove its herpes-excreting wild monkeys
By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press
Published: January 10, 2018
Updated: January 10, 2018 at 02:26 PM

ON THE SILVER RIVER — Wildlife managers in Florida say they want to remove roaming monkeys from the state in light of a new study published Wednesday that finds some of the animals are excreting a virus that can be dangerous to humans.

Scientists studying a growing population of rhesus macaques in Silver Springs State Park in Ocala say that rather than just carrying herpes B, which is common in the species, some of the monkeys have the virus in their saliva and other bodily fluids, posing a potential risk of spreading the disease.

Human cases of the virus have been rare, with about 50 documented worldwide, and there have been no known transmissions of it to people from wild rhesus macaques in Florida or elsewhere. However, the researchers say the issue has not been thoroughly studied.

The findings, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, prompted the researchers from the universities of Florida and Washington to warn Florida's wildlife agency that the infected monkeys should be considered a public health concern.

More: http://www.tampabay.com/Florida-wants-to-remove-herpes-excreting-wild-monkeys