The monkey apparently just happened to push the right combination of numbers to call 911.
called police Saturday evening after it found the zoo's cellphone and somehow managed to dial 911.
Deputies were then sent to the cellphone's location to determine if assistance was required. They arrived at the address of the Zoo to You offices near Paso Robles, but nobody there had made the call.Route discovered the cell phone in the zoo's golf cart that is used to travel around the 40-acre site and dialed 911. It was then determined that the zoo's Capuchin monkey named Route was the likely caller.
"We're told Capuchin monkeys are very inquisitive and will grab anything and everything and just start pushing buttons," the sheriff's office said.emergency services.
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