Cheeky Japanese macaque escapes from Highlands zoo
- Neighbours have been shocked as they noticed the animal making its approach by way of village
A monkey is on the unfastened after escaping from the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland.
Locals have been warned after the Japanese macaque escaped from its enclosure at round 7am this morning.
Neighbours in Kincraig, close to Aviemore, have been shocked as they noticed the cheeky animal casually strolling across the village at round 11am.
A staff from the zoo are out searching for the animal and members of the general public have been warned to not strategy it.
One resident, Carl Nagle, 49, mentioned he awoke this morning to his daughter screaming: ‘Dad! There’s a monkey on the road!’
He instructed Press and Journal: ‘It was 11am, I used to be simply having a calming Sunday morning.
‘We went outdoors the home and there it was within the backyard. It was wonderful.
‘A juvenile Japanese snow monkey that we have seen many instances on the wildlife park, sitting subsequent to my fence consuming nuts which have fallen from my chicken feeders.’
Neighbours in Kincraig, close to Aviemore, have been shocked as they noticed the cheeky animal casually strolling across the village at round 11am
A staff from the zoo are out searching for the animal and members of the general public have been warned to not strategy it
Mr Nagle continued: ‘It wandered backwards and forwards and ran across the backyard somewhat earlier than returning to have an excellent go at one other feeder.
‘Then he made his approach onto the roof of an out of doors sauna earlier than disappearing into the timber, simply earlier than the keepers from the park appeared to try to catch him.’
Head of dwelling collections at RZSS, Darren McGarry, mentioned: ‘Our charity has arrange a staff who’re working to safe the monkey safely and as shortly as attainable.
‘If members of the general public encounter the macaque they need to contact [email protected] with extra info and don’t strategy it.’
Videos shared on social media present the animal hanging onto backyard fences and shaking nuts from a chicken feeder.
It is known workers have already been referred to as to numerous properties within the village, however the monkey had run off by the point a ranger arrived, the Daily Record stories.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman confirmed that there isn’t any police involvement relating to the escaped monkey.
The monkey is one in all 34 Japanese macaques at Highland Wildlife Park.
Japanese macaques, also called snow monkeys, aren’t often harmful to people.
However, in 2022 nearly 50 folks have been injured by a gang of snow monkeys who ran riot within the Japanese metropolis of Yamaguchi. Most have been scratched or bitten.
It’s not the primary time a Japanese macaque has escaped from Highland Wildlife Park.
According to BBC News, a monkey managed to flee its enclosure in 2008. It was recaptured close by inside an hour.
The animals sometimes weigh round 20-25lbs and are solely round 50-60cm tall, however they’re significantly stronger than a human of the identical measurement.
