Fugitive Monkey Captured

After being on the lam from the circus for weeks, Reggie the spider monkey was found hanging in a tree.

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Published: April 21, 2009

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FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - After spending six weeks on the lam
from his circus owners, Reggie the monkey has been captured.
On March 13, Reggie escaped from the Liebel Family Circus when
the troupe did a show at a central Florida flea market. Nearby
residents, officials and circus members searched for the primate
for weeks.
Then Monday, residents and employees of a mobile home park
spotted the monkey hanging from a tree. They fed the monkey Coke,
potato chips and Twinkies until the owner of the circus came to
grab him.

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