Lemur allegedly taken from Ontario zoo found safe; two other animals outstanding
Police say a lemur who disappeared from an Ontario zoo following an alleged break-in is safe, but the hunt is still on for his compatriots — a tortoise and a gibbon.
Provincial police Sgt. Peter Leon says the lemur, known as “JC,” was found in Quebec early Sunday morning in a cage abandoned by the side of a road. Leon declined to comment on how the lemur got so far from home.
Police have alleged JC was stolen from the Elmvale Jungle Zoo northwest of Barrie, Ont., sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, along with Stanley the tortoise and Agnes the gibbon.
Police say two holes were cut into the zoo’s chain link fence, noting that the accused would have had to walk through a flamingo pond to gain access to the animals that were taken.