Overview

• Iredell County Animal Services says the primate is believed to belong to Zootastic Park in Troutman and teams are working together to capture and return it.
• The monkey remains at large, with recent sightings including the animal climbing onto utility equipment and keeping to itself.
• Authorities have not explained how the primate escaped from the privately owned facility.
• Residents are urged not to chase, capture, or interact with the animal and to call 704-878-5335 to report sightings.
• Capuchins typically weigh 3 to 9 pounds, are native to Central and South America, are legal to own in North Carolina, and a prior South Carolina escape involving 43 monkeys took more than two months to resolve.