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Animal control officials in North Carolina say that a monkey was struck by a car after it escaped from a local zoo
A capuchin monkey was struck near Troutman, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 23, after it escaped from the nearby Zootastic Park
Authorities have yet to share a health update about the animal, which can weigh anywhere from three to nine pounds and is native to Latin America
Animal control officials in North Carolina say that a monkey was struck by a car after it escaped from a local zoo .
The capuchin monkey that escaped from the Zootastic Park was hit by a car in the area of Troutman, N.C. — located about 35 miles outside Charlotte — on Tuesday, Sept. 23, according to local outlets WBTV and WCNC .
In a press release from Iredell County, authorities said tha