Scotland monkey escape updates: Fresh sighting of Japanese macaque monkey

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Tony Brown, Founder of Forces Manor advised the Independent: “I run a facility with accommodation for members of the British armed forces and veterans.

“At first we thought it was some cadet in camouflage on an ‘Escape and evasion’ training exercise.

“We asked if it wanted a hotel room and turned the monkey away when he refused to give us his address.”“At first, it walked passed our building outside the veteran’s lounge and my office.

“I was definitely startled – it is such an unusual sight.“It then went into a neighbours garden and I followed it.

“I saw someone from the Wildlife Trust also following the monkey- they told me it’s not dangerous but I should stay away.

“I’m ex army so I’m not startled but it was certainly an shocking sight. I thought I was hallucinating.

“I couldn’t keep up with it and it got away. It’s not like a tiny cat – probably the same height as a fairly sized dog.

“It looked at me with its pink face thinking ‘are you going to feed me or are you going to give me the boot?’

“At least it wasn’t the tiger that escaped.”

One couple who noticed the monkey of their again backyard on the weekend described the expertise as “so surreal”.

Carl Nagle, 49, and his companion Tiina Salzberg, 50, noticed the monkey from their patio doorways in Kincraig close to Kingussie on Sunday morning.

It nibbled on the nuts of their chook feeder and perched on their backyard fence for round quarter-hour earlier than operating away.

Ms Salzberg, a chief technique officer for a advertising and marketing consultancy firm, advised the PA information company: “We were watching in awe as it’s so displaced to see a Japanese snow monkey in your garden in a village in the middle of nowhere.

“It was absolutely wild, we were both elbowing each other trying to get the other one out of the way so we could get the best video and camera angles.

“It was incredible, I’m sure once in a lifetime.”

Mr Nagle stated: “It’s just the most surreal thing, I’ve seen snow monkeys in the wild but you don’t expect to see them in your back garden in the Highlands.”

Japanese macaques, additionally referred to as Japanese snow macaques or just snow monkeys, are discovered on three of the 4 principal Japanese islands—Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and stay additional north than some other macaque species, in response to the New England primate conservancy.

They have human-like bare faces and expressive eyes. They have cheek pouches for meals storage. In maturity, their faces and bottoms turn into pink.

All macaques have opposable thumbs that they use to govern objects. They use all 4 limbs to get round (quadrupedal motion), but in addition stroll simply on their hind legs (bipedal) when holding one thing in each arms.

Kingussie Kong was final noticed this morning, say Highlands Wildlife Park.

There are a number of theories about why he determined to escape his pen and go off on an journey.

One concept, reported in the Guardian, claims the monkey sought respite from the fraught environment of the pen throughout breeding season.

The fugitive ape is youthful and extra timid than the 2 dominant males amongst the highland macaques.

The final sighting of the lacking macaque was this morning.

Keith Gilchrist, dwelling collections operations supervisor at Highland Wildlife Park stated: “There has been a sighting of the macaque this morning, which we are currently responding to.

“Throughout the day our expert team of animal keepers will be patrolling the local area using a variety of techniques to try and coax him in, as well as using our thermal image drone contractor to aid with the search. Cairngorms Mountain Rescue has also kindly offered to support with their thermal imaging drone.

“As with yesterday, we’re asking locals to please bring any obvious potential food sources like bird feeders or food waste inside, as we’re hopeful that the monkey will return to the park if he can’t find food elsewhere.

“Although the macaque is not presumed dangerous to humans or pets, our advice is to not approach him but to contact our hotline on 07933928377 with any sightings.”

Japanese macaques, additionally referred to as Japanese snow macaques or just snow monkeys, are discovered on three of the 4 principal Japanese islands—Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and stay additional north than some other macaque species, in response to the New England primate conservancy.

They have human-like bare faces and expressive eyes. They have cheek pouches for meals storage. In maturity, their faces and bottoms turn into pink.

All macaques have opposable thumbs that they use to govern objects. They use all 4 limbs to get round (quadrupedal motion), but in addition stroll simply on their hind legs (bipedal) when holding one thing in each arms.

One couple who noticed the monkey of their again backyard on the weekend described the expertise as “so surreal”.

Carl Nagle, 49, and his companion Tiina Salzberg, 50, noticed the monkey from their patio doorways in Kincraig close to Kingussie on Sunday morning.

It nibbled on the nuts of their chook feeder and perched on their backyard fence for round quarter-hour earlier than operating away.

Ms Salzberg, a chief technique officer for a advertising and marketing consultancy firm, advised the PA information company: “We were watching in awe as it’s so displaced to see a Japanese snow monkey in your garden in a village in the middle of nowhere.

“It was absolutely wild, we were both elbowing each other trying to get the other one out of the way so we could get the best video and camera angles.

“It was incredible, I’m sure once in a lifetime.”

Mr Nagle stated: “It’s just the most surreal thing, I’ve seen snow monkeys in the wild but you don’t expect to see them in your back garden in the Highlands.”