Oliver, a capuchin monkey, escaped from a Mississippi zoo on Monday, despite new locks.
By BRENDA GOODMAN
Published: August 15, 2007
ATLANTA, Aug. 14 — For the second time in two weeks, Oliver, a 9-year-old capuchin monkey at a Mississippi zoo, escaped his cage, and this time, his keepers said he proved to be an even more artful dodger.
“I know he wasn’t happy when we caught him the last time,” said Kirk Nemechek, manager of the Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo.
“We had a sighting this morning,” Mr. Nemechek said in a telephone interview on Tuesday. “Usually he will come to you. We tried chips, candy, Froot Loops, anything. He wasn’t ready to give up.”...
Published: August 15, 2007
ATLANTA, Aug. 14 — For the second time in two weeks, Oliver, a 9-year-old capuchin monkey at a Mississippi zoo, escaped his cage, and this time, his keepers said he proved to be an even more artful dodger.
“I know he wasn’t happy when we caught him the last time,” said Kirk Nemechek, manager of the Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo.
“We had a sighting this morning,” Mr. Nemechek said in a telephone interview on Tuesday. “Usually he will come to you. We tried chips, candy, Froot Loops, anything. He wasn’t ready to give up.”...
