are there wild monkeys in Texas - I heard there was...

[Loop]

Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
were some in Brownsville ?

perhaps there were once before, and not now...

Any info? thanks, Loop

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[Sidney Sapp]

Is this Mike Dahmus? Monkeys in Brownsville? This sounds like some type of
bad racist joke.

There is no place in this newsgroup for this type of post.

We already know you are racist, Mike. No reason to confirm it.

Loop <dragon...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[t j]

I think maybe sseveral thousand years ago there was a primate ancestor or something in Texas...not
necessarily a monkey, though. Lemme check...I'm pretty sure there aren;t any today...

[lub...@placebase.com]

In article <80pebr$9f2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

Loop <dragon...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
>or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
>were some in Brownsville ?
>
>perhaps there were once before, and not now...

Actually, I think you are right. There is a ranch somewhere in Texas
where some lab monkeys were "retired" after the research they were
used for was finished. Apparently, they have produced a small colony.

I can't remember where they are. You could probably contact
Texas Parks and Wildlife to find out for sure.

There are no native species of monkeys in Texas though, if that's
what you mean.

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In article <80pebr$9f2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, dragon...@hotmail.com says...

>
> Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
>or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
>were some in Brownsville ?
>
>perhaps there were once before, and not now...
>

>Any info? thanks, Loop
>
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<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Terry Moore says:

I don't know about Brownsville but there are some in
Manor. They are out there on US 290 everyday with their
trusty radar guns.

And trust me - - - they ARE wild!!! I've seen them put those
"Walker, Texas Ranger" chase scenes to shame.

Terry Moore
<><><><><><><><><>< ><><><><>
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page at: http://www.io.com/~jvaughn/tmoore.htm
Copyright (c) 1999 by Terry Moore

[Robert Allison]

Loop wrote:
>
> Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
> or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
> were some in Brownsville ?
>
> perhaps there were once before, and not now...
>
> Any info? thanks, Loop

I am originally from Brownsville, and I lived there from 1954 to
1971. I have never seen, heard of, or seen any evidence of any
natural monkey population there. There are monkeys that live in
Mexico, but they are pretty far south of the border.

Since I hunted down there pretty extensively, I think I would
have run across them if they were there. Monkeys tend to make
their presence known (loud, obnoxious). I did see ocelots,
coyotes, the tracks of either a jaquar or mountain lion, and
many other breeds of very reclusive animals. Since monkeys are
pretty easily detectable, I would have seen or heard something.

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Georgetown, TX

[Scott Sexton]

There is a place near Alice, TX (north of Brownsville) that provides a
habitat for a colony of Japanese Spider Monkeys. Apparently they like
the climate down there. If I recall correctly they have grown to become
a fairly large colony.

These are NOT native to the area, just transplanted from other parts of
the world.

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[Barry B Wood]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Curmit wrote:
> >We already know you are racist, Mike. No reason to confirm it.
>

> Probably a child-molesting atheist also. I say we should kill him.

I'll round up the villagers, you grab the torches and call the BATF.

[JAscherMAN]

>Subject: are there wild monkeys in Texas - I heard there was...
>From: Loop dragon...@hotmail.com
>Date: Mon, 15 November 1999 12:02 PM EST
>Message-id: <80pebr$9f2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>

>Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
>or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
>were some in Brownsville ?

Yes the wild monkeys you mention are more commonly known as teh State
Legislature. LOL

James "in the backward state of saxeT"

[Curmit]

In article <80pf5f$jdv$1...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, "Sidney Sapp" <ss...@texas.net> babbled on and on:

>Is this Mike Dahmus? Monkeys in Brownsville? This sounds like some type of
>bad racist joke.
>
>There is no place in this newsgroup for this type of post.
>

[Curmit]

In article <80pggs$hae$1...@news.jump.net>, lub...@placebase.com babbled on and on:

>In article <80pebr$9f2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
>Loop <dragon...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
>>or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
>>were some in Brownsville ?
>>

>>perhaps there were once before, and not now...
>

>Actually, I think you are right. There is a ranch somewhere in Texas
>where some lab monkeys were "retired" after the research they were
>used for was finished. Apparently, they have produced a small colony.
>
>I can't remember where they are. You could probably contact
>Texas Parks and Wildlife to find out for sure.
>
>There are no native species of monkeys in Texas though, if that's
>what you mean.
>
>

No "native" species, but plenty are coming over the border every day.

[Curmit]

In article <3830435b...@news.mindspring.com>, t1...@mindspring.com babbled on and on:

>I think maybe sseveral thousand years ago there was a primate ancestor or
> something in Texas...not
>necessarily a monkey, though. Lemme check...I'm pretty sure there aren;t any
> today...
>

Not unless they were around during the heyday of the great nation of
Gondwanaland.

[rjs...@postoffice.swbell.net]

JAscherMAN wrote:

> >Subject: are there wild monkeys in Texas - I heard there was...
> >From: Loop dragon...@hotmail.com
>

> >Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
> >or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
> >were some in Brownsville ?
>

> Yes the wild monkeys you mention are more commonly known as teh State
> Legislature. LOL

Can't you tell a monkey from a jackass? ;^)

Rick

[rjs...@postoffice.swbell.net]

I don't know about wild monkeys in Texas but there are a bunch of wild
jackasses in austin.general. ;^)

Rick

Loop wrote:

> Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
> or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
> were some in Brownsville ?
>

> perhaps there were once before, and not now...
>

> Any info? thanks, Loop
>
> --

[Curmit]

In article <Pine.GSO.3.96.99111...@apache.utdallas.edu>, Barry B Wood <fen...@utdallas.edu> babbled on and on:

>On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Curmit wrote:

>> >We already know you are racist, Mike. No reason to confirm it.
>>
>> Probably a child-molesting atheist also. I say we should kill him.
>

>I'll round up the villagers, you grab the torches and call the BATF.
>
>
>

Ok, you get the BATF and I'll get Tracy, the Board of Education for Texas and
Kansas and some church members and we'll have a real good old fashioned auto d'
fe.
Bring your wienies.......and girls, you can bring some schmores.

Who'll bring the faggots?

[Loop]

In article <3830435b...@news.mindspring.com>,

t1...@mindspring.com wrote:
> I think maybe sseveral thousand years ago there was a primate ancestor
or something in Texas...not
> necessarily a monkey, though. Lemme check...I'm pretty sure there
aren;t any today...

ANY NEWS? I cannot find anything on the web. And I am sure... there must
have been at some point in time.....
If there are monkeys in Mexico, then how come they stop at Texas - if
the climate is simular?

Loop

[t j]

climate isn't the only factor in determining whether an ecosystem can support a species.

[Don Quixote]

Nowadays with the freely sales and auctions of zoo surplus in the
country, you may see many exotic animals, including monkeys, roaming
around where they were not natural inhabitants.

Loop wrote:
>
> Can someone please settle an argument I have been having - are there -
> or ever have there been - wild monkeys in Texas - I heard that there
> were some in Brownsville ?
>
> perhaps there were once before, and not now...
>
> Any info? thanks, Loop
>
> --
> "Oh ... My ... Gawd !"
>

[Mandalyn]

In article <80ue5j$sno$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, Loop wrote:
>In article <3830435b...@news.mindspring.com>,
> t1...@mindspring.com wrote:
>> I think maybe sseveral thousand years ago there was a primate ancestor
>or something in Texas...not
>> necessarily a monkey, though. Lemme check...I'm pretty sure there
>aren;t any today...
>
>ANY NEWS? I cannot find anything on the web. And I am sure... there must
>have been at some point in time.....
>If there are monkeys in Mexico, then how come they stop at Texas - if
>the climate is simular?

Well, Mexico is a pretty big place... I know there are varies species of
monkies (monkeys?) near the southern region of Mexico, which is a vastly
different climate. I have a friend in Belize who says that the monkeys
there are a pest problem, much like the Westlake folks here feel about
deer, I suspect.

But as for Texas, no, there is no native ape or monkey population here
(legislature and various other primate imitations aside).

mandi

[JCS]

Loop <dragon...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:80ue5j$sno$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

> In article <3830435b...@news.mindspring.com>,
> t1...@mindspring.com wrote:
> > I think maybe sseveral thousand years ago there was a primate ancestor
> or something in Texas...not
> > necessarily a monkey, though. Lemme check...I'm pretty sure there
> aren;t any today...
>
> ANY NEWS? I cannot find anything on the web. And I am sure... there must
> have been at some point in time.....
> If there are monkeys in Mexico, then how come they stop at Texas

The Chihuahan desert?
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