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10 Monkeys Captured After Escaping From Florida Wild Preserve

POSTED: Saturday, July 19, 2008
UPDATED: 8:17 am EDT July 19, 2008

Fifteen monkeys escaped back in April from the Safari Wild preserve in Central Florida.

As of Friday, 10 have been captured.

Five are still on the loose in Polk County.

Wildlife officials said trappers know where the monkeys are, and the search will continue until the remaining monkeys are captured.

The bunch escaped their island home by swimming across a pond -- something they're not supposed to be able to do.

Officials said the Patas monkeys are no threat to people.

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