Monkey business behind 911 call from California zoo

  • 📰 ABC7Chicago
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 63%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office believes it was a little Capuchin monkey that called 911 from a California zoo last Saturday night.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office believes it was a little Capuchin monkey that called 911 from a California zoo last Saturday night.The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office believes it was a little Capuchin monkey that called 911 from a zoo last Saturday night.

The call disconnected and dispatchers tried to call and text back but there was no response, so deputies were sent to investigate, the office said in aThe address turned out to be the Zoo to You near Paso Robles, but the deputies found that no one there made the call. They finally deduced that a Capuchin monkey named Route had apparently picked up the zoo's cellphone, which was in a golf cart used to move about the property.

"We're told Capuchin monkeys are very inquisitive and will grab anything and everything and just start pushing buttons," the office's post said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Newsworthy in Chicago because...?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 284. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines