{"id":55031,"date":"2016-11-05T16:37:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T20:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=55031"},"modified":"2016-11-05T16:38:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T20:38:48","slug":"more-tampa-bay-area-residents-report-seeing-mysterious-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=55031","title":{"rendered":"More Tampa Bay area residents report seeing mysterious monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->By Paul Mueller<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>CLEARWATER, Fla.\u00a0 (WFLA) \u2013 More Tampa Bay area residents have reported seeing a mysterious monkey.<\/p>\n<p>The monkey has been spotted at least four times in the past two weeks.\u00a0Viewers previously took video of what is believed to be the rhesus macaque as it took a leisurely stroll through Safety Harbor. It\u2019s also been spotted in\u00a0Hudson Beach and Lake Tarpon<\/p>\n<p>The most recent report places the primate in Clearwater. An officer from the Florida Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission happened to be in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wfla.com\/2016\/11\/01\/new-mystery-monkey-has-local-residents-watching-out-for-elusive-rhesus-macaque\/\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED:\u00a0New \u2018Mystery Monkey\u2019 has local residents watching out for elusive rhesus macaque<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The officer spotted the monkey at the Eddie C. Moore softball complex on Drew Street. He brought in other officers and experts, but, in the end, the monkey managed to escape.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night neighbors who live just blocks away from the sports complex spotted the primate. \u201cThat is the monkey,\u201d said Cinthia David, as\u00a0News Channel 8 showed her the video. \u201cYes, that is the monkey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David\u2019s\u00a0son, Juan, is trying to figure out how a monkey made its way to their street. \u201cI don\u2019t know how a monkey can get here,\u201d Juan Mojica said.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Scheibelhut has seen reports about the monkey.\u00a0\u201cIt travels well, apparently,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>FWC believes officers captured the same type of monkey in St. Petersburg in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiTElOIiwidiI6IjExNDU1NDAiLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImRmcCI6eyJjbGllbnRTaWRlIjp7ImFkVGFnVXJsIjoiaHR0cDovL3B1YmFkcy5nLmRvdWJsZWNsaWNrLm5ldC9nYW1wYWQvYWRzP3N6PTF4MTAwMCZpdT0vNTY3OC9tZy5XRkxBL25ld3MvcGluZWxsYXMtY291bnR5L21vcmUtdGFtcGEtYmF5LWFyZWEtcmVzaWRlbnRzLXJlcG9ydC1zZWVpbmctbXlzdGVyaW91cy1tb25rZXkvZGV0YWlsJmNpdV9zenM9MzAweDI1MCZnZGZwX3JlcT0xJmVudj12cCZvdXRwdXQ9eG1sX3Zhc3QyJmFkX3J1bGU9MSJ9fSwiYW5hbHl0aWNzIjp7InBkYiI6IjM1NTk1MzY2Iiwic2VydmVyVVJMIjoiaHR0cDovL2FuYWx5dGljcy12Mi5hbnZhdG8uY29tL1ZpZGVvQW5hbHl0aWNzL3NyYy92aWRlb19sb2cucGhwIn0sIm9tbml0dXJlIjp7InByb2ZpbGUiOiJsaW4iLCJhY2NvdW50IjoibGludHZ3ZmxhLGRwc2dsb2JhbCIsInRyYWNraW5nU2VydmVyIjoibGludHYuMTIyLjJvNy5uZXQiLCJwYXJlbnRQYWdlVVJMIjoiaHR0cDovL3dmbGEuY29tLzIwMTYvMTEvMDQvbW9yZS10YW1wYS1iYXktYXJlYS1yZXNpZGVudHMtcmVwb3J0LXNlZWluZy1teXN0ZXJpb3VzLW1vbmtleS8iLCJwSW5zdGFuY2UiOiJwMSIsInBsYXllck5hbWUiOiJBbnZhdG9Vbml2ZXJzYWxQbGF5ZXIifSwicmVhbFRpbWVBbmFseXRpY3MiOnRydWV9LCJhbnZhY2siOiJhbnZhdG9fbWNwX2xpbl93ZWJfcHJvZF80YzM2ZmJmZDRkOGQ4ZWNhZTY0ODg2NTZlMjFhYzZkMWFjOTcyNzQ5IiwiaHRtbDUiOnRydWV9\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One local dad said it\u2019s interesting to hear about the monkey, although a little scary.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a little concerning but it\u2019s also really interesting, too,\u201d Alden Sherman said.<\/p>\n<p>Sherman has two sons.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d call for my dad and if he\u2019s not there, I\u2019d just run,\u201d Alden, Jr. said about potentially coming face to face with the monkey.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife expert Vernon Yates said stay away and call experts if you see the monkey, who travels at around five miles per hour. He said the primate\u2019s day on the run will eventually come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may not happen today, it may not happen tomorrow, but we will get him,\u201d Yates said confidentially.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video fb_iframe_widget fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WFLANewsChannel8\/videos\/10157724288920500\/\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:video Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?allowfullscreen=true&amp;app_id=249643311490&amp;channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2FfTmIQU3LxvB.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Dff4ae80a369ef4%26domain%3Dwfla.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwfla.com%252Ff39aaaab95512c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=639&amp;href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWFLANewsChannel8%2Fvideos%2F10157724288920500%2F&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey\" name=\"f2e4038271b7ba8\" width=\"1000px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"container\">\n<div id=\"cl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wx.wfla.com\/oembed\/app_promo\/App_iPhone6.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"cr\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hedtext\">B<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wfla.com\/2016\/11\/04\/more-tampa-bay-area-residents-report-seeing-mysterious-monkey\/\">http:\/\/wfla.com\/2016\/11\/04\/more-tampa-bay-area-residents-report-seeing-mysterious-monkey\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}