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Escaped monkey returns to zoo to visit family 

http://www.ananova.com/quirkies

A monkey which escaped from a Romanian zoo comes back
each night to visit his family.

Miki, a Japanese macaque, now spends his days in a
nearby cemetery but goes back to his old cage at
night.

He left his mate and a young baby behind when he
escaped from the zoo at Tirgu Mures.

Miki has been free for a few days now but keepers are
not worried as they know he is still in the area.

Zoo manager Berecki Maltazar says keepers will try to
catch Miki during one of his evening visits.

The graveyard caretakers say Miki is not aggressive.

The monkey has scared some old ladies who came to take
care of their relatives' graves and even managed to
steal their bags.

But it has become popular with other visitors to the
cemetery who have taken to feeding it.

Story filed: 12:52 Thursday 5th September 2002



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