Police have found a four-week-old monkey stolen from a New South Wales zoo that wildlife carers said could have died if it was not reunited with its distressed mother. The baby was one of three rare pygmy marmoset monkeys taken from Symbio Wildlife Park, an hour’s drive south of Sydney, on Friday night. The baby monkey was found in the car and the pair were taken to Campbelltown police station where they were assisting police with inquiries. The baby monkey was being taken back to the wildlife park for further examination and care, according to a police statement. Two other pygmy marmoset monkeys the father, called Gomez, aged 10, and a young female, called Sophia, 1, were also stolen from the Symbio Wildlife Park.

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2016 03:58 UTC