“Kingussie Kong”
Search for the monkey in Scotland continues
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) in the Highland Wildlife Park. A runaway monkey causes excitement in the Scottish Highlands. photo
© Royal Zoological Society of Scotland/dpa
He nibbles nuts, the locals are delighted: a monkey is causing a stir in the Scottish Highlands. The animal already has a cinematic nickname.
“Kingussie Kong” continues to roam the Scottish Highlands. Even three days after a monkey escaped from a zoo in Scotland, search parties have not caught the animal. The zoo operator Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said the Japanese macaque was observed for around 45 minutes using drones.
“Unfortunately he wasn’t in a position where we could safely capture him,” said Keith Gilchrist of Highland Wildlife Park. This from local media “Kingussie The animal, named “Kong”, is now approaching the park again near the town of Kingussie.
Due to strong winds, the drones cannot be used at the moment, but the team is using thermal imaging cameras, Gilchrist said. “We continue to ask residents to bring any potential food sources, such as bird feeders or food waste, indoors.” The monkey probably poses no danger to people or pets, but you should still not approach it to be on the safe side.
Several residents in the village of Kincraig had previously spotted the animal. Carl Nagle and his partner Tiina Salzberg told the British news agency PA that it nibbled nuts from a bird feeder in their garden. “It was really exciting, we pushed each other out of the way to get the best video and the best camera angle,” said Salzberg.
Announcement from the RZSS