Monkey Attacks Woman in Florida, Is Now on the Lam
LatestSince not a single day can elapse between weird happenings in Florida, here we go: the “Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay,” previously regarded by area residents as a harmless, colorful accent in their otherwise dull daily lives, attacked a woman and is now being hunted by Florida wildlife officials.
The woman, who is currently recovering from injuries she sustained during the attack and didn’t want to be named, told the Tampa Bay Times that she was just sitting on her porch Monday, minding her own business, when the monkey, a 40-pound wild rhesus macaque, jumped on her back in a very literal way and proceeded to gnaw and bite her skin, that being sort of a shtick in the simian world. The woman managed to reach back, grab the monkey’s leg, and fling him into the bushes (which would have probably been a hilariouscary thing to witness) before he ran away/swung/scampered away.