Residents in a UK village thought their eyes had been enjoying tips on them once they noticed a monkey questioning down the street.
It wasn’t till others shared comparable sightings on an area Facebook web page that they realised they weren’t shedding the plot. The prowling primate has been noticed in a rural group on the outskirts of Stroud,Gloucestershire.
Some questioned whether or not the monkey had escaped from its proprietor with native resident, Melody Bayly posting on the Whiteshill & Ruscombe Community Facebook group: “Strange question, but is anyone looking for a lost monkey?! Seen walking down across the fields from Whiteshill to the main road. My mother in law who also saw it and grew up in India thinks it’s a spectacled langur”.
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Several folks had been fast to dismiss the claims, however Melody was not the one particular person to see the furry runaway.
(Image: Courtesy Tim Whittard / SWNS)
Another native resident additionally witnessed it “running north away from Stroud heading towards Painswick”.
Residents have proven concern for the animal questioning round in “such freezing conditions”.
(Image: Courtesy Tim Whittard / SWNS)
Documentary filmmaker and wildlife skilled Tim Whittard stated it was uncommon however not the primary time this has occurred. “A monkey was filmed running freely around an area of woodland near Canterbury, Kent in January of 2022, and around 15 years ago in the Forest of Dean several eye-witnesses saw a pair of monkeys which had escaped from a private collection.
“Many folks could not realise that there are 85 species of monkey which may be legally bought in Britain, with no license – as simply as a goldfish or hamster”.
RSPCA officials estimate around 5,000 monkeys are currently living in the UK, while an Animal Welfare Bill, should it pass, will make it harder for members of the public to legally call these animals pets.
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