By Jeff B. Flinn
Managing Editor
The owners of a capuchin that escaped from a Cordillera Ranch home said Tuesday there is no monkeying around when it comes to finding their beloved Cupcake.
They remain optimistic that searchers and neighbors will help them locate and be reunited with the 16-month-old monkey, one of two living with the family in the high-dollar development outside of Boerne.
On Sunday, Mother’s Day, the family received a call that Cupcake had been spotted on a home’s roof, according to one of the owners, who asked to remain anonymous.
“They called and said she was seen on a roof,” the woman said. “I was there in 12 minutes, but she was already gone by the time I got there.”
The sighting was encouraging for the family, who now know the nimble simian has not strayed too far from home.
Cupcake fled the residence April 25 when accidentally spooked by the family dog.
Posters circulated last week asked friends and neighbors to help form a search team over the weekend.
About 40 people showed up May 11 to scour the neighborhood for Cupcake, the owner said.
“This community is so special. People showed up that we’ve never seen before and were anxious to help find her,” she added.
While the search failed to turn up the wayward primate, Cupcake’s owners said volunteers took dozens of flyers and posted them around Boerne and the community.
Cordillera Ranch is a 9,000-plus acre development about a mile west of Bergheim off Texas 46.
Cupcake is one of two monkeys owned by the family, who have resided in Cordillera Ranch four years.
Tuesday was Muffin the monkey’s second birthday, the owner said.
“She really misses Cupcake. She kisses the ‘Missing’ poster (of Cupcake) and hugs it. It’s so sad,” she added.
The owner said Cupcake likes grapes, bananas “and most fruits, really. We’re told she’s probably eating bugs or small lizards, whatever she can find on the ground.”
The owner said she leaves Cupcake’s favorite stuffed animal, a fuzzy little sloth, outside each night with a baby’s bottle of milk, one of her favorite nighttime treats. So far, Cupcake hasn’t returned for a snuggle or a drink — but the recent sighting keeps the family optimistic.
“Although I can’t foreshadow how this plays out, I’m waiting for that call from someone who says, ‘I think I have your monkey in my shed,’ something like that,” she said.
Anyone with information about Cupcake is asked to call 248-701-8111.
Capuchin monkeys hail from South and Central America. According to primatologists, they often sleep during the day and generally move among the trees. They are omnivores, eating both plants and animals, and are frequently seen in movies and on television.
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