Go, monkey, go!

Fugitive monkey has pursuers going bananas: Runaway rhesus is making monkeys out of them, has 16,000 Facebook fans

For more than a year now, a very resourceful rhesus macaque monkey has been leading a wildlife trapper on a merry chase across three counties and through the urban jungles of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, Fla.

The monkey has avoided all attempts to capture, including being hit with tranquilizer darts. He's thrown foeces back at pursuers, too. Residents have been warned not to try this themselves, as a wild monkey can do a lot of damage if it bites you. The professionals involved are trying to capture him so he can be taken care of at a sanctuary. But the little fellow seems quite content to roam his territory for now. Thousands on Facebook are fans and urge him to run. I wish him well, whatever the outcome.