The Norn Iron Bloggee has drawn our attention to a 'heartwarming' news item on the BBC Norn Iron website. I suspect the poor wee creature got so terminally bored roaming the suburban gardens of north Belfast that it felt itself better off back in the Zoo. Pity about its dispute with Dad which may now be never settled but if it was continuing rabbitting or monkeying on about the virtues of Celtic Football club than it really had it coming. My sympathies with Father C who is a life long supporter of Rangers.
Zoo escapee returns to enclosureColobus monkeys come from Mount KilimanjaroA monkey which broke out of Belfast Zoo and went on the run in the leafy suburbs of north Belfast has returned to the zoo.
The Colobus monkey fled after an "argument" with his dad a week ago and had been spotted near the zoo.
The animal, nicknamed Mojo by residents, returned to his enclosure on Sunday, zoo manager Mark Challis said.
"He appears fine and has obviously been feeding. His welfare hasn't been compromised by being away," he said.
"We're delighted. He looks fit and well and is back in the zoo."
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The missing monkey was seen by residents capering through gardens and waving through windows during his week-long adventure.
Mr Challis said their best guess as to why he ran away was a falling out with his father.
"We presume that he just got too old for the group and dad was starting to see him not necessarily as a threat, but was saying to him it's about time you left home and went off to do your own thing," he said.
Mojo will not be mixed back into the group, Mr Challis said, and the zoo will be looking to help the young male strike out on his own and form his own troop.
"I think it's time we found a new home for him, he's of an age where he needs to meet females and start a new group of his own," he said.
"It's highly unlikely we'll be looking to mix him back in with dad. I think dad's probably had enough of him by now."
If this is all the Norn Iron news can come up with it will be a relief to be back with Radio Borders
