Loose Monkey Lured with Hot Cup of Coffee in South Carolina

How a Hot Cup of Coffee Helped Rescue a Runaway Spider Monkey in South Carolina

I consider myself something of an amateur primatologist. I've never pet one, and I don't do much in the way of academic research. I just find them hilarious and really like the Planet of the Apes movies. I'm sorry: films.Still, despite my knowledge of the funniest outfits chimpanzees can wear (cargo shorts with a backward ballcap), I was unaware that some species of primate enjoy, or are at least intrigued by, a nice cup of joe.Casey Hill, the t…

Loose monkey lured with hot cup of coffee in South Carolina

A South Carolina town clerk teamed up with the local mayor -- and a hot cup of coffee -- to capture a spider monkey spotted running loose through town.

Monkey running loose around rural SC is caught … with a cup of hot coffee

A cup of coffee lured Ava back into the custody of her human. The spider monkey is not native to South Carolina. It normally live in forests in Central and South America.