A curious capuchin monkey named Joey caused quite a stir when he was spotted climbing a fence at Buncrana Pier in County Donegal, Ireland. Joey, a South American capuchin, had escaped from his habitat in the back garden of Killian McLaughlin’s home. McLaughlin, the founder and director of Wild Ireland Sanctuary, immediately returned from the sanctuary’s current location in Burnfoot to retrieve his adventurous primate. Joey, one of the original rescue animals at Wild Ireland, has been with McLaughlin for 25 years. The monkey was first noticed by members of the Buncrana RNLI, who shared a video of Joey on social media with a humorous caption: ‘We’re always on the lookout for new crew members, but we had to turn this little guy away. Is anyone missing a monkey?’ McLaughlin explained that Joey lives with three other capuchin monkeys—Jackie, Max, and Susie—in a secure garden habitat. Capuchin monkeys, known for their distinctive head patterns resembling Capuchin monks’ cowls, are highly intelligent and social animals. McLaughlin emphasized that monkeys do not make suitable pets and expressed gratitude to the RNLI and Garda (Irish police) for their assistance in safely recapturing Joey. Wild Ireland Sanctuary, now home to over 360 rescue animals including bears, wolves, and arctic foxes, relocated to Burnfoot in 2019. McLaughlin, who has a license to keep wild animals, chose to keep the four monkeys at his Buncrana home as they had not fully settled into the new sanctuary.