Stolen monkey back safe in zoo home

A SQUIRREL monkey known as Banana Sam has been returned scared but safe to San Francisco Zoo.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Jan 2012, 00:00 BST

He was taken after thieves cut through a gate and made holes in the mesh surrounding the monkey exhibit.

The 17-year-old monkey was found at Stern Grove, a park about a mile from the zoo.