Missing Monkey Banana Sam Returned to San Francisco Zoo
On Dec. 30 San Francisco Zoo staff discovered a 17-year-old male squirrel monkey, "Banana-Sam," was missing from an exhibit that had been breached by vandals, according to a statement released by the zoo. The monkey was returned to the zoo a few days later.
- Update Jan. 1, 2012, via our colleagues at the Ocean Beach Bulletin: "Banana-Sam, the squirrel monkey stolen from the San Francisco Zoo, has been found in Stern Grove and returned safely to the zoo."
San Francisco Zoo squirrel monkey returns home | The Ocean Beach BulletinBanana-Sam, the squirrel monkey stolen from the San Francisco Zoo, has been found in Stern Grove and returned safely to the zoo. KTVU rep...
Stolen SF Zoo Monkey Banana-Sam FoundSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A beloved squirrel monkey known as Banana Sam was returned scared but safe to the San Francisco Zoo on Saturday nigh...- Here is the original Storify about the monkey's disappearance.
- Monkey Stolen From San Francisco Zoo(Bay City News) San Francisco Zoo officials are asking for the public's help today after a monkey was stolen from an exhibit overnight. T...
The reward for the safe return of Banana-Sam, the @sfzoo squirrel monkey that was stolen, has been increased to $5,000. awe.sm/5cd3k- Anthony Brown's Twitter profile identifies him as a zoo penguin keeper and a member of the @sfzoo social media team. He Tweeted about the break-in.
Attention SF: Please keep your eye out for Banana-Sam, the Squirrel Monkey! bit.ly/sJsUtY- @InternetSavant Breach to our perimeter fence and multiple holes in exhibit mesh. The other ~17 Sq. Monkeys accounted for.
- Reports of the theft quickly spawned a fake Twitter account.
@SF_BananaSam - 18 Tweets, 214 Followers, 3 Following.17-year-old male squirrel monkey. San Francisco Zoo escapee. I like foreign films, crepes, and hurling my dung when provoked.- Brown did not find the account funny.
- Look at that, somebody made a parody twitter account for our missing Squirrel Monkey: @SF_bananasam - how original.
@anthonybrown Sorry buddy. At least it gets the word out there? Seriously. I wouldn't have even known he was missing if I hadn't seen that!- @jayzombie I guess that's the positive side to it. Banana-Sam is one of my best friends animals. Obviously all of our keepers are upset.
- Other Twitter users reacted with a mix of concern, humor and exasperation.
