A monkey wearing a warm winter coat made an appearance in a Toronto IKEA Sunday. The monkey's owner is now pleading for his return after he was taken by authorities to a primate sanctuary in rural Ontario because it's illegal to own a monkey in Toronto. By Scott Stump, TODAY contributorIn Yasmin Nakhuda's mind, this is serious monkey business.
The owner of a monkey that went from a well-dressed pet wandering around an IKEA to an Internet meme on Sunday, the Canadian real estate lawyer is desperate to regain custody of the animal after it was taken to a sanctuary by authorities.
The infant macaque named Darwin was turned over to a private primate sanctuary in rural Ontario after being found wandering in an IKEA in Toronto on Sunday while wearing a miniature faux-shearling coat and a diaper. Darwin escaped from his cage in Nakhuda’s car in the parking lot and started wandering around the store, according to local authorities. Pictures of the monkey posted on Twitter by shoppers quickly went viral.
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