Authorities in Peru apprehended an unusual burglary suspect responsible for ransacking multiple homes -- an escaped pet monkey.

squirrel monkeys, ring-tailed lemurs and black-capped capuchin monkeys. [Photo by Wang Chengjie/For chinadaily.com.cn] During the Chinese New Year's Eve celebration on Jan 28, zookeepers at the ...

The monkey, which is not naturally found in the Ica area, was identified as likely being an escaped pet. The capuchin is being held in quarantine at the local zoo, the department said. Officials ...

After a short investigation, the police worked out the homes were “damaged” by a black-capped capuchin monkey, also known as a tufted capuchin ... The New World primate is currently being kept in ...

Peruvian officials recently caught an unlikely suspect involved in a string of home burglaries: an escaped pet monkey. The ...

A joint team of rescuers from the department and the nearby Ica Municipal Zoo responded and found the monkey wandering along roofs. A photo shows the process of coaxing the monkey, identified as a ...