Top 10 Reasons why Monkey Darwin shops at Ikea & No charges by T.O. police!

Top 10 Reasons why Monkey Darwin shops at Ikea

#10 Even a monkey wants 2 Hot Dogs & Soft Drink for $2!
#9 It’s a smart monkey!
#8 No monkey can resist sampling free candies!
#7 Shopping at Ikea is like going to the zoo!!
#6 He will blend right in with all the Ikea soft toys!
#5 The parking lot is so BIG!
#4 Hello CNN’s Anderson Cooper! He is so cute!
#3 He will blend right in with all the Ikea shoppers!
#2 It will be a fun day out!
#1 Only Ikea lets you monkey around with the furnitures!

On a more serious not, according to Globe & Mail report after discussing with people at the holding centre of Toronto’s Animal Service, the five-month old monkey Darwin is “not very happy right now. He’s comfortable, but he’s having a bad day.” In case you don’t know, Toronto’s Municipal Code prohibits keeping monkeys are pets and the owners have been fined $240 and agreed to transfer ownership of Darwin to the city.

Toronto Police Service media officier Wendy Drummond stated in a twitter message that

“Toronto police not laying any charges in #ikeamonkey incident. No further investigation/involvement by police.“

which lead to City News Anchor/Reporter Roger Petersen asking,

“@drummond17 how does the #ikeamonkey not do jail time for the fashion crime he/she committed with that coat?“

and a merciful reply by Wendy, stating categorically,

“@rogerfpetersen lol…while some fashion statements might be considered a crime, it’s not our jurisdiction!“

Update: Love this idea, “Assembly so easy, a Monkey can do it” from @ChristinJerome

Update 2: TorStar has this latest update (with video), “Ikea monkey Darwin took shine to me, owner says“. I truly feel sorry for Darwin’s owner Yasmin Nakhuda for that they are now separated. While it must be painful Yasmin and Darwin now, I hope it works out better for Dawin in the long run as it does need special care.

More videos: “Happy Halloween From Darwin”

Darwin Giving First Kiss to Human Mom

“dog and baby snow macaque at play” (this is so cute!)

“Darwin the Monkey At The Office”

“Darwin and his Nuk Nuk“