Talk about monkey business.
On Saturday evening, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office followed up on a 911 call only to discover that it was all the work of an inquisitive Capuchin Monkey called Route.
“We received a 911 call that had disconnected,” the Sheriff’s Office said in aFacebook postMonday. “Dispatchers tried to call and text back but they received no response.”
Deputies sent to check on the call later found themselves at theZoo to You Conservation Ambassadorsin Paso Robles, California. Upon investigation, however, it seemed like no one had placed the call.
“Was someone trying to make us look like a monkey’s uncle?” the Sheriff’s Office joked Monday.
After speaking to Zoo to You staff, the authorities finally found the culprit.
“They all realized… it must have been Route the Capuchin monkey,” the Sheriff’s Office added, noting the Route probably picked up the cellphone from a Zoo to You golf cart and started randomly pushing buttons.
“We’re told Capuchin monkeys are very inquisitive and will grab anything and everything and just start pushing buttons,” the Sheriff’s Office continued. “And that’s what Route did… just so happened it was in the right combination of numbers to call us.”
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office
Zoo to You confirmed the news on their ownsocial media, writing “Route made national news!”
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“While we wish it was for something a little more ‘conservation education’ based, let this serve as an educational lesson that monkeys are NOT animals that should be kept as pets!,” Zoo to You added. “They’re so inquisitive you never know what might happen!”
source: people.com
