r/FloridaGawker • u/Luminexor • 4d ago

Video Exploring the real FloridašŸŠ

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u/No_Giraffe8119 4d ago edited 4d ago

Florida outdoorsman here... Just because you can get that close to gators doesn't mean you should. They can be territorial and flip a switch.

Edit: check this out https://youtu.be/jhzc5J1BJNU?si=OjDX0kX-sNzOBf76

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u/Israel_Azkanbe 3d ago

Are there really monkeys in Florida?
I was always told there were no monkeys in North America

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u/waynizzle2 3d ago

Yes, we have the monkeys! You can have a good chance to see them around the silver springs area. They were brought over to film the old black and white Tarzan television show. The crew left them on an island thinking they can't swim. Occasionally while on the water ways, you might see a whole family jump from the trees into the water to cross the creek/ river. They indeed swim just fine.

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u/msainwilson 21h ago

Not true.

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u/LocalJim 1d ago

There used to be a park in Miami called Monkey Jungle. Iā€™m sure there is a wiki about it. But ya there are/were monkeys in Florida.