‘Feral’ runaway monkey ‘on the lookout for love’ as proprietor begs ‘do not shoot’ randy ape
A former lab monkey who escaped from an Ireland animal sanctuary is now roaming the wilderness “looking for love,” his proprietor claims.
Charlie the capuchin was rescued from a UK laboratory about 20 years in the past and has been residing within the Monkey Sanctuary Ireland in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, ever since. The 24-year-old primate managed to interrupt free from his island on the refuge and has but to be discovered, the Daily Star beforehand reported.
But whereas members of the general public have been initially warned to not method the runaway ape, proprietor and sanctuary boss Willie Heffernan mentioned the lust-fuelled monkey is a lover, not a fighter. “He is excited when he thinks Wicklow is full of young female monkeys,” he advised Sunday World.
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Heffernan additionally expressed issues Charlie might be shot by hunters and requested members of the general public to not goal his beloved primate pal. “He would survive in the trees, he is a very capable fellow,” he continued.
“It is shooting season down here and he could be a target. There is a lot of shooting, ducks, pheasants, so that is a worry because he would be high in a tree.”
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Charlie was initially reported lacking after he climbed over a fallen tree out of his sanctuary final week. While he typically is not aggressive and does not have any illnesses, Heffernan beforehand warned the animal might assault if strangers method him in a method he is not accustomed to. “He won’t attack unless you try and pick him up,” he mentioned.
“He’ll chunk you, he’ll nip you, he’s like a feral cat. He’s not a pet, he’s by no means been petted so he’s not used to that.”
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Charlie is one in every of 17 monkeys residing on the sanctuary and lots of of his friends have been additionally rescued from labs. The animal haven states the “island monkeys” had beforehand spent their lives caged, however now have the area to roam free.
Capuchins are native to South America and reside off a weight loss program of fruits, veg, nuts and seeds, that are equipped by native supermarkets. Despite being accustomed to hotter climates than east Ireland can often present, the monkeys have tailored effectively to their new residence.
They reside in insulated homes the place they’ll bask within the heat from steady warmth lamps throughout the winter. They are even handled to classical music performed out of radios across the sanctuary.
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