By Lucy Ashton
Yesterday, footage showed the monkey hiding out in woodland near the village. A widespread search for the fugitive was launched after it escaped from the zoo near Kingussie last Sunday morning, possibly to avoid a fight with rival males.
Japanese macaques – also known as snow monkeys – have been bred at the zoo for a number of years. Around 40 monkeys call Highland Wildlife Park Home but for four nights the macaque had a taste of life outside the perimeter fence.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs the park, has yet to comment on the detail surrounding the monkey’s capture, but rangers were known to have anaesthetic darts at their disposal as the search got under way.
The monkey has been checked over by veterinary staff ahead of his return to the enclosure at the wildlife park.