Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary

• What happened to… Darwin, the IKEA monkey?

  On this episode of 'What happened to…?,' Erica Vella revisits Darwin the Ikea monkey, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque who went viral after running loose in a Toronto Ikea.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2022
  
• Lab monkeys given new home at Durham primate sanctuary

  The move to the farm marks the monkeys' first time outdoors.

  Canada

  May 8, 2018
  
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• IKEA monkey awaiting arrival of new roommates as Ontario sanctuary expands

  On the eve of the IKEA monkey's third anniversary at a sanctuary, workers are building enclosures for two potential roommates.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2015
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• IKEA monkey won’t face eviction from sanctuary after new donor comes forward

  Darwin the monkey - who shot to fame in December 2012 when he was found wandering outside a Toronto IKEA in a shearling coat - will not be evicted from Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary.

  Jun 30, 2015
• Darwin ‘the IKEA Monkey’ and other monkeys need rescuing again as sanctuary faces closure

  Almost two dozen rescued monkeys at a primate sanctuary need rescuing again as the Ontario facility faces closure in June.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2015
• Darwin the IKEA monkey helping sanctuary’s fundraising campaign

  Darwin has now been at Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary for 2 years, since he was scooped up in a Toronto Ikea parking lot wearing the coat - and diaper - that made him an international celebrity.

  Dec 12, 2014
• Campaign launched to find new home for Darwin the IKEA monkey

  Darwin the IKEA monkey has grown too big and needs a new home.

  Nov 27, 2014