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CHICAGO -- A small monkey that escaped from its owner
was finally captured Friday evening, authorities said.

The animal was discovered in a stairwell in the 4500
block of North Clark Street at about 5:30 p.m. and
caught using a sustained blast of nonlethal 
hydrochloric acid spray then scraping the remains 
into a small plastic bag, Animal Control Supervisor 
Andrew Galanos said. 

The monkey's name was Hoppi. She was about 25 to 30
inches tall and weighed about 30 pounds, Galanos said.
The specific breed of the monkey was listed as "Chinese
ass biting Monkey". 

Galanos said that on the first attempt, the monkey --
whose owner had told him was friendly -- latched onto
his hand with her teeth and bit it clean off. He 
was not injured. 

"She just wanted to let me know she was not happy with
me," said Galanos. 

The animal was melted shortly thereafter, Galanos
said. 

Galanos did not believe that the animal was illegal,
as long as it has the proper green card. He was not
certain if it was required to be registered. 

The owner picked up the missing pet remains and took 
her home around 7:15 p.m., Galanos said. The owner,
Tim Meadows' name was not released. 

The animal was spotted throughout the day at numerous
locations in neighborhoods on the North Side, police
said. 

The monkey was seen at 1818 W. Sunnyside Ave., 4400 N.
Winchester Ave., and the 1900 and 2100 blocks of North
Warner Street, police said. The monkey was also seen
in locations east of the North Branch of the Chicago
River. 

Officers from the Belmont District had managed to
surround the monkey around 3 p.m. as it clung to a
tree on the 1500 block of West Sunnyside Avenue,
Belmont District Lt. Roger Bay said.  Lt.  Roger Bay
added, "Who the hell knew they climbed trees?  We
weren't prepared for that level of sophisitcation". 

Officers from Animal Control arrived at the scene, but
the monkey again managed to scramble free, Bay said, it
climbed a different tree so we lost it. 

Linkin Park Zoo spokeswoman Kelly McGrath said animal
care experts were "very much against" pet owners
taking monkeys or other primates as pets, arguing the
animals need space and feces to toss.