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Woman who caught runaway monkey ‘Kingussie Kong’ lured it with Yorkshire pudding

After a search on the bottom and a hi-tech pursuit within the air with drones, a runaway monkey has been caught with a Yorkshire pudding.

The Japanese macaque fled Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig on Sunday, sparking an enormous hunt for the lacking animal. He was discovered on Thursday morning about two miles from the zoo, and is now being checked over by employees after being quickly tranquilised. It is hoped that he’ll have the ability to return to his enclosure quickly.

Nicknamed Kingussie Kong, the animal was finally recaptured after Stephanie Banyan neglected a chunk of Yorkshire pudding as bait.

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Stephanie noticed the animal – actual identify Honshu – and instantly referred to as the seize hotline.



The Japanese macaque fled Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig on Sunday
The Japanese macaque fled Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig on Sunday

Ms Banyan informed 5 News: “I came round to the sunroom this morning with my coffee, looked through the doors and the monkey was just staring right through the window at me.”

She froze in absolute “shock” and “surprise”, laughing that the encounter “will be a story to tell the grandchildren”.

Teams engaged on the chase confirmed Ms Banyan had made the decision and had seen Honshu raiding her again backyard’s chook feeder.

They finally managed to tranquilise him with a dart, monitor him after which return him again to the wildlife park.



froze in absolute "shock" and "surprise"
Stephanie froze in absolute ‘shock’ and ‘shock’

Keith Gilchrist, residing collections operations supervisor at Highland Wildlife Park stated on Thursday: “The monkey is on the way back to the park with our keepers where he will be looked over by one of our vet team and reintroduced to sub-adult males within the group.

“We wish to thank everybody who has helped through the course of and can proceed to share any additional updates.”

ITV’s This Morning’s resident vet, Dr Scott Miller, also confirmed Honshu is “recovering from the dart however is in excellent well being”.

Attempts had been made to catch Honshu all week and he was being tracked by a drone for around 45 minutes on Tuesday – thanks to the support of BH Wildlife Consultancy.

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