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Third missing miniature monkey found safe after theft from NSW zoo | |
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A rare miniature monkey has been reunited with its primate family south of Sydney after the group was kidnapped from a New South Wales zoo on Friday night. | A rare miniature monkey has been reunited with its primate family south of Sydney after the group was kidnapped from a New South Wales zoo on Friday night. |
Ten-year-old Gomez was the last of three pygmy marmosets to be returned to the Symbio wildlife park at Helensburgh after the theft. | Ten-year-old Gomez was the last of three pygmy marmosets to be returned to the Symbio wildlife park at Helensburgh after the theft. |
Gomez was left in a box on the doorstep of a vet at Tahmoor, about 70km west of Helensburgh, on Monday night. | Gomez was left in a box on the doorstep of a vet at Tahmoor, about 70km west of Helensburgh, on Monday night. |
Its 10-month-old daughter Sofia and a four-week-old baby were recovered during a vehicle stop on Sunday, with two brothers – Jackson George, 23, and his brother Jesse, 26 – later pleading guilty to transporting and intending to sell them. | Its 10-month-old daughter Sofia and a four-week-old baby were recovered during a vehicle stop on Sunday, with two brothers – Jackson George, 23, and his brother Jesse, 26 – later pleading guilty to transporting and intending to sell them. |
On Tuesday morning, Symbio reported that Gomez had been returned home “in OK condition” but was “very scared”. | On Tuesday morning, Symbio reported that Gomez had been returned home “in OK condition” but was “very scared”. |
“Gomez has been reunited with his family this morning and we are allowing them as much time as needed to settle back in, in privacy,” the park said in a Facebook post. | “Gomez has been reunited with his family this morning and we are allowing them as much time as needed to settle back in, in privacy,” the park said in a Facebook post. |
“Sofia, the baby and the remaining family members are all doing well. Our exhibit will remain closed again today to give the family time to re-bond with Gomez, as we observe the dynamics within the family.” | “Sofia, the baby and the remaining family members are all doing well. Our exhibit will remain closed again today to give the family time to re-bond with Gomez, as we observe the dynamics within the family.” |
Police are still hunting for the thief – or thieves – behind Friday’s monkey heist. | Police are still hunting for the thief – or thieves – behind Friday’s monkey heist. |