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Most people dream of running away with the circus but Livvie wanted a taste of the real world. Fears about a monkey on the run in Sydney on Monday have proved unfounded, after it emerged that the fugitive's taste of freedom had lasted only a few hours.
The monkey from the Lennon Bros Circus was on the back of a pony when she decided to make a run for it on Sunday morning in Sydney's south. Livvie, a 23-year-old rhesus macaque from the Lennon Bros Circus decided to make a run for it on Sunday morning in Sydney's south.
St George police Inspector Rob Stark said a trainer had left a gate ajar at the circus and Livvie "tasted freedom". St George police Inspector Rob Stark said a trainer had left a gate ajar at the circus , set up at Cahill Park in Arncliffe, and Livvie "tasted freedom".
"Livvie obviously got excited, saw the door was ajar, jumped off the pony's back and off she went," he said on Monday."Livvie obviously got excited, saw the door was ajar, jumped off the pony's back and off she went," he said on Monday.
The circus, which also tours with camels, lions and donkeys, is set up at Cahill Park in Arncliffe. Stark had warned that Livvie could get snappy.
While authorities are thankful one of the resident lions did not take advantage of the opening, Stark warned that Livvie could get snappy.
"You're not supposed to touch her because when she is scared, she will bite," he said."You're not supposed to touch her because when she is scared, she will bite," he said.
Police believe the monkey is enjoying the park's tree-lined surroundings and will return home when hunger strikes. But those concerns were later allayed when the owners of the monkey revealed that she had returned within a few hours.
"[The owners] are pretty confident," Stark said. Jan Lennon said Livvie seized her chance when a trainer was returning her pal, Bubbles the pony-rider, to his cage.
Anyone who spots Livvie should contact police. "He turned his back and she took off through the door," she said.
Lennon Bros Circus has been contacted for comment. "A bit of a panic set in for a while [but] she couldn't have been too far away."