February 18 11
Lucky The Monkey Recaptured After Escape Attempt: “
After a day on the run, Lucky the monkey ran out of luck.
The infamous primate — known for biting more than 100 people near Shizuoka, Japan, in the fall of 2010 — escaped from a Japanese park Monday morning and was captured around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to [...]
January 25 11
Japanese monkey on the loose with a criminal record: “
Filed under: Asia, Japan, News
Mothers of Japan, lock up your daughters, there’s a monkey on the loose and she has a record. A Japanese macaque named Lucky escaped from a government nature park in Mishima in central Japan while her cage was being cleaned this [...]
October 21 10
Escaped ape attacks Kansas City police car: “A 300-pound chimpanzee that broke free from its chains has been captured after briefly wandering around a Kansas City neighborhood and smashing out the window of a police car.”
(Via WTOP / Monkey News / Monkey Stories.)
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September 17 10
W.C. Fields Captured!: “
The monkey that’s been running around San Antonio’s north side has been caught.
Known as W.C. Fields, he had escaped from a primate preserve for about a week, but personnel caught him Wednesday on Boerne Stage Road, hanging out at a nearby Concept Therapy Institute– a campus designed to teach people stress remedies.They [...]
September 17 10
Monkey Escapes Texas Sanctuary, Traps Woman: “
Wildlife sightings are expected in the small hills north of San Antonio, Texas.
However, a recent wild encounter with a monkey has spurred the local Sheriff’s deputies into action.
Primarily Primates believe a storm last week ripped open the monkey’s enclosure and it allowed the animal to get out.
Sheriff’s deputies joined [...]
September 13 10
Florida's Mystery Monkey Spotted Checking Reflection: “
The Tampa Bay area’s elusive mystery monkey appears to have finally found a friend:
It’s himself.
Former St. Petersburg Times employee Don McBride saw the young male rhesus macaque, which has been on the loose for more than a year, and photographed the monkey gazing into a mirror in the Pinellas [...]
September 2 10
Small Ape Triggers Tiger Escape At Jungle Island: “
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Watson, a small, 8-year-old ape, was known for being a bit mischievous.
But when he sneaked out of his cage at Jungle Island on Saturday, Watson set off a chain of events straight out of a thriller movie:
A 500-pound Bengal tiger leapt over a tall fence, dozens of [...]
September 2 10
Escaped Oklahoma Chimp Found In Moat: “
The chimpanzee that escaped from the ape exhibit at the Oklahoma City Zoo has since been located in a moat area and has been coaxed back to its habitat with what are reported as fire extinguishers. Crews were armed with tranquilizer guns but put down fruit and ropes in [...]
August 28 10
Report Of Loose Baboon In Missouri Is Hoax: “Florissant police said there is no baboon on the loose after all and are calling Thursday’s report of the loose animal a hoax.
The original report of a baboon being observed in a back yard in Florissant has been dismissed, according to Florissant police.
Florissant detectives spent the better [...]
August 14 10
Escaped Scottish Monkey Eludes Capture Before Being Struck By Car: “A pet monkey was knocked down and killed by a car after going on the run in a town centre.
Police, vets and locals had been trying to trap the animal – described as a marmoset – for an hour when disaster struck.
But they watched in [...]