Safari welcomes escaped capuchin back to the monkey house

23 January 2017, 4:32 pm

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After over a week on the run, Conner, the 17-year-old wedge-capped capuchin monkey, has been wrangled back into his enclosure, a spokesperson for the Ramat Gan Safari says.

Connor a wedge-capped capuchin monkey is returned to his home in the Ramat Gan Safari park after a week on the run January 23, 2017. (Tibor Jager/Ramat Gan Safari) — Connor, a wedge-capped capuchin monkey, is returned to his home in the Ramat Gan Safari park after a week on the run, January 23, 2017. (Tibor Jager/Ramat Gan Safari)

The monkey, who escaped last week, slipped back into the park grounds at some point and keepers were able to capture him by luring him into a trap with the help of some peanuts and other snacks.

Conner, a wedge-capped Capuchin monkey that escaped from Ramat Gan Safari, January 16, 2017. (Tibor Jager/Ramat Gan Safari)

The safari says the other capuchins were “excited” to see their escaped friend, and the park, which has seen a number of escapes over the last several years, plans on upgrading the fence surrounding the monkeys to prevent future adventures.