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Escaped Monkey In Diaper Chases, Jumps On People In Neighborhood

POSTED: Friday, April 4, 2008
UPDATED: 4:30 pm EDT April 4, 2008

A monkey in a diaper escaped from an Orlando home Friday and chased at least one man down a street and jumped on a woman before being captured.


IMAGES: Escaped Monkey Images
Motorists reported the diapered monkey loose Friday near the Studio apartments in a neighborhood in the block of 550 Conway Road.

Rommel Gray said he tried to help a crowd capture the monkey but was instead chased down a street.

"I wanted to take him for a pet but after he kind of growled at me and chased me down the street, that is just not the monkey I want to deal with," Gray said.

Residents were able to use bananas and fruit to lure the animal near a cage.

"He came to me and jumped on my back," resident Sharon Beverly said. "So, I tied him to a cage and then animal control put the loop around his neck and contained him."

The owner of the monkey was out of town on a business trip when the monkey escaped through a window.

Local 6 reported that owner did not have a license to keep the monkey in his home.

The monkey is in the care of by Fish and Wildlife officials.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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