Ikea Monkey meme: A monkey with a tiny shearling coat on was found wandering around an Ikea in Toronto 10 years ago
Since then, his owner says, the monkey has gotten his freedom back.
Darwin, a Japanese macaque, was about six months old when he got out of his cage, unlocked his owner’s car door, and walked into the Ikea parking lot in North York on December 9, 2012. He was given the nickname “Ikea Monkey.”
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Because the sighting was so rare, it made headlines around the world and put Darwin in the spotlight. But Daina Liepa, who is the executive director of Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, said that since then he’s been shy.
Here’s All You Need To Know About How The Ikea Monkey Came To Be.
A picture of a Japanese snow macaque once spread like wildfire on social media. The Ikea Monkey was born as a new meme. From that point on, most people called the monkey the Ikea Monkey.
Lisa Lin is the name of the person who took the famous picture of Darwin. Lisa took a picture of Darwin at an Ikea store in Toronto when he was almost 6 months old. Darwin is wearing a coat and a diaper in the picture. BuzzFeed News said that the monkey escaped from his owner’s car and got lost at Ikea.
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Soon after, Darwin was picked up by local animal control and taken to the Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ontario. Later, his previous owner tried to sue the sanctuary to get him back, but he was unsuccessful.
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When Darwin was brought to the Primate Sanctuary, the local animal control staff took extra care of the monkey and fed him to help him get used to his new home. Over time, he got used to it and began to play with other monkeys.
Where Is The Ikea Monkey At This Very Moment?
Right now, Darwin is having the best time of his life. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Daina Liepa, the volunteer executive director of the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Ontario, talked about Darwin and said, “He’s doing great. He is allowed to act like a monkey instead of a baby person.”
Daina Liepa added, “Darwin can go outside to an outdoor enclosure with other monkeys when he wants to, or he can stay inside and do other things we have for him.”
The Ikea Monkey’s favourite thing to do is use old fire hoses set up as a playground. “He loves to swing back and forth, which is something he would do in the wild,” Liepa said.
Lisa, who took the cute picture of Darwin looking out the window at an Ikea store in Toronto, told BuzzFeed News that she is glad she ran into the furry little guy almost ten years ago. She told the news organisation, “Darwin will always be in my mind.”
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