After a year on the lam, is wily monkey too smart to capture?
Hudson, Temple Terrace, Town ‘N Country, Clearwater, Gulfport, St. Petersburg. One wily monkey’s yearlong tour of Tampa Bay is drawing legions of curious spectators and adoring fans. Vernon Yates is not one of them. For the lead trapper who gets a call every time someone spots the monkey, the novelty and adrenaline rush have worn off. He has gotten hundreds of calls about the creature in the past year, and a half-dozen more Thursday from people who thought they saw it. “The excitement’s over, the frustration’s over, the anger’s over,” Yates said. “Now it’s just, ‘Here we go again.’ ” Yates, who owns the Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation sanctuary in Seminole, has caught many monkeys in his life. This little rhesus macaque, he said, is by far the most elusive. The unnamed monkey’s latest escape act was performed before dozens of spectators, trappers, police officers and news media helicopters Wednesday night near 22nd Street and 54th Avenue S. The monkey was seen hopping a fence during a
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