http://stephenlequier.com/ en-us Copyright (C) Stephen LeQuier steve@trimoon.com (Stephen LeQuier) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://stephenlequier.com/img/v0/u789589298-50.jpg http://stephenlequier.com/ 96 120 http://STEPHENLEQUIER.COM/silverriver <p><a href="http://STEPHENLEQUIER.COM/silverriver"><img src="http://stephenlequier.com/img/v4/p1038737315-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Wildlife: Birds, alligators, turtles, white tailed deer and much more.<br/><br/><span class="medium">Crystal clear bluewater spring-fed river, lush sub-tropical vegetation, community of rhesus monkeys.</span><br/><br/>There is a colony of non-native <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_monkey" target="_blank">rhesus monkeys</a> which were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_Macaque#Feral_Colonies_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">introduced</a> to the park in early 1938 by a tour boat operator, known locally as "Colonel Tooey," to enhance his "Jungle Cruise" ride. A local legend that they are the descendants of monkeys used to enhance the scenery for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_in_film_and_other_non-print_media" target="_blank">Tarzan</a> movies that were shot in the area in the 1930s is not true. <br/><br/>Primates Face to Face: Conservation Implications of Human and Nonhuman ... <br/> By Agustin Fuentes, Linda D. Wolfe<br/><a href="http://trimoon.com/wolf.png" target="_blank">http:/​/​trimoon.​com/​wolf.​png</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.thefriendsofsilverriver.org/SilverRiverBird-AnimalList.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>PDF List of Birds/Animals</strong></a></p> steve@trimoon.com (Stephen LeQuier) Silver River http://STEPHENLEQUIER.COM/silverriver Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:35:01 GMT