30 Year Old Monkey Mistery Solved

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PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (AP) -- A 30-year-old mystery was solved when the mummified remains of a once-unruly monkey that vanished from a store were found in an old downtown store.

Bryon Hill, working on a renovation crew in this central British Columbia town, said he was "totally shocked" to find the mummified squirrel monkey above the ceiling last week.

The monkey, about 2 feet from head to the end of the tail, died with its hands around a pipe and was so rigid that Hill could hold it straight up by balancing the end of the tail in his hand.

"I poked it to see if was alive and phoned the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to see if there could be any health risks from working with it," said Hill. "It was hanging on tight, and we had to pry it off."

http://www.boston.com/news/world/canada/articles/2003/10/22/30_year_old_monkey_mystery_solved/

Damn if he had only had a motorcycle like Steve McQueen.....oh yeah that didn't go so well did it?