Other name(s) | Ikea Monkey |
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Species | Japanese macaque |
Sex | Male |
Born | c. May 2012 (age 12)[1] |
Residence | Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, Sunderland, Ontario |
Darwin, colloquially referred to as the Ikea Monkey, is a male Japanese macaque who attracted international media attention in 2012 after images of him wandering an Ikea store in North York, Ontario, Canada, went viral. Darwin was determined to be a prohibited exotic pet and surrendered to Story Book Farm, an Ontario-based animal sanctuary where he now resides. A lawsuit brought by Darwin's former owner against Story Book Farm to return the animal was dismissed in 2013.