Researcher Deborah Williams found that this Vervet monkey and the rest of a colony in Dania Beach, Fla., near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport dates to a band of escapees from the old Dania Chimpanzee Farm in 1948. Most were captured, but some disappeared into a mangrove swamp. The study determined that 41 descendants live in the area today.
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DANIA BEACH, Fla. For about 70 years, a colony of monkeys has lived in South Florida near jets taking off from nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and fuel storage tanks.
No one was quite sure where they came from. Until now.
The new routes will operate twice weekly. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 12:18 PM CDT May 25, 2021
BENTONVILLE, Ark. The Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) announced two new nonstop flights to Florida through Allegiant Airlines, with ticket fares starting at $38.
Flights to St. Petersburg, via St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE), start on July 2, 2021. Travel to Ft. Lauderdale, via Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), begins Oct. 8, 2021.
“We know Northwest Arkansas residents will love the beautiful beaches, water sports and attractions that Fort Lauderdale and St. Pete have to offer,” said Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior vice president of revenue.
The new routes will operate twice weekly.
Florida Atlantic University A new study from Florida Atlantic University discovered the origins of the monkey colony living near the Fort Lauderdale Airport.
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Florida’s education commissioner Richard Corcoran believes that some teachers are indoctrinating students with critical race theory and he wants to change the history curriculum in our public schools to remove it.
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“The governor is giving [Corcoran] the authority to implement the laws that we have in place, and in places where there are no laws to create rules that can make things happen, said Jeffrey Solocheck, a reporter with the Tampa Bay Times. Just today, the governor made clear that this is a rule that he wants to see in place, that it will attack this issue of criti
This image by Aaron Mencia shows two vervet monkeys in a mangrove forest near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in South Florida. | Plants And Animals