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Diaper-wearing monkey runs amok

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Published: April 5, 2008 at 10:36 AM

ORLANDO, Fla., April 5 (UPI) -- A diaper-wearing monkey ran amok on the streets of Orlando, Fla., chasing and jumping on residents after it escaped from its home, witnesses said.

"I wanted to take him for a pet but after he kind of growled at me and chased me down the street, that is just not the monkey I want to deal with," victim Rommel Gray told WKMG-TV, Orlando, Fla.

The escaped monkey was reported to authorities after it was spotted by drivers running loose on the streets Friday.

"He came to me and jumped on my back. So, I tied him to a cage and then animal control put the loop around his neck and contained him," Sharon Beverly told the TV news.

The monkey's owner did not have a license for the animal and was on a work-related trip, WKMG reported.

The animal was in the custody of Fish and Wildlife authorities.

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