Escaped monkey on the loose near Beekse Bergen safari park (opens in new tab)

A monkey has escaped from Safaripark Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, and has been roaming the area around the park for several days. The animal, a male black crested mangabey, is not dangerous to people or pets, a park spokeswoman told regional broadcaster Omroep Brabant. It is thought to have got out last weekend, possibly on Saturday, by swimming across the moat around the island where the park keeps its mangabeys – something staff had not thought possible. The monkey...