MONKEY ON THE MAILBOX

Monday morning, in Sanford, Florida, a 911 caller reported that a monkey was sitting on top of a neighbor’s mailbox, reaching in and eating the mail. Five police officers, along with members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, responded to the call. Officers used a patrol car to block off the road and shook a water bottle in an attempt to lure the monkey away from the busy street. The tactic worked, but it also led the monkey to the top of a patrol car, where he decided to pull molding off of the car. Later, the monkey’s owner — who had a permit to own the animal — joined officers in the wild chase before too much damage was done. Within 20 minutes, the owner was able to coax the monkey, identified as “Zeek”, back into his arms.
* Who puts monkey chow in their mailbox?
* The monkey was immediately offered a job with the Post Office.
* Was he expecting a bananagram?
* As if Florida wildlife authorities don’t have enough to worry about.
* That monkey would make a great meal for one of Florida’s Burmese pythons.
* And I’m sure there was an alligator around that would gladly take it out.
* Actually, with all these wild creatures slithering around Florida, getting up on a mailbox makes a lot of sense.