Hobo Rescued
By Wildlife Park
A monkey was
reported on the loose by residents in the town of Beaminster,
Dorset over the weekend. Initial reports had indicated that a
small brown monkey was being mobbed by wild birds and may have
been around the area for at lease three days.
Staff from
Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park where asked by the RSPCA to investigate
the reports and although first sceptical, found that there was
indeed a monkey at liberty!
Park Curator
Bob Barathy said 'We were very surprised when we arrived at the
house. We were pretty sure he was a young male rhesus macaque
and that he seemed fairly used to human company'.
The little
monkey (nick named Hobo) was taken back to the wildlife park where
he has been given a temporary home whilst investigations try to
find out where he appeared from. Hobo has been given a veterinary
examination and appears to be in good health, pending blood test
results.
Bob added
'We don't know what Hobo's long future will be at present. He
won't be able to stay at the wildlife park indefinitely as he
needs to be in a social group of his own species. We are working
closely with the RSPCA try to find him a permanent home.'
