The Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff's Dept. responded to a report that one of the monkeys missing from a Florida wildlife facility since April 22 was seen in a tree near Lakeland Sunday. The animal turned out to be a large fox squirrel. "When I spoke to the deputy, who is an avid hunter, he said it was the biggest fox squirrel he had ever seen," said sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood. "It was huge." The Lakeland Ledger.
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May 26, 2008
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