Domesticated Monkey Slave Rescued After Being Seen 'Doing Dishes' And 'Sharpening Knife'

Authorities believe the domesticated monkey they have rescued is the same one that terrorized the neighborhood where he was seen sharpening knives.

The capuchin monkey was recovered last Friday (December 9) from Serra Negra Farm, a remote location in Aroazes, Brazil, after villagers expressed worries about a monkey associating with them who had behaviors resembling those of the iconic monkey Chico.

Rescuers transported the creature to Teresina Zoo and Botanical Park, where they are trying to identify him.

According to the Brazilian news agency Metrópoles, a group of veterinarians from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources are also providing medical care for the trained monkey.

530 miles from Aroazes, in the city of Corrente, a monkey named Chico caused havoc.

In June, neighbors recorded a video of him sharpening a knife that he wouldn't put down, and the video quickly went popular on social media.

He was reportedly seen cleaning dishes and stealing people's clothes, according to reports.

The naughty monkey was eventually caught, chipped, and returned to the forest's wildlife.

However, because of his comparable domesticated behaviors and the proximity of Aroazes to the location where he was released earlier this year, employees at the Aroazes Department of the Environment and villagers in the area believe that the monkey they recently recovered is Chico.

Veterinarians at the Teresina Zoobotanic Biopark's Wild Animal Screening Center (CETAS) on Saturday (December 10) were able to identify the monkey's microchip number.

Now that they have this number, they can verify whether the monkey is Chico or not.

According to local news channel G1, veterinarian Alexandre Clark provided the following explanation of the procedure: “It's simple, take the device - which is a microchip reader -, hold the animal and pass the device on its back, where the microchip was inserted between the shoulder blades. Then the reader will identify the number of the microchip.”

"Now all you have to do is compare it with the number that is with IBAMA to identify him, see if he really is Chico."

Although the results have not yet been made public, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Water Resources is anticipated to confirm the monkey's identity.

If Chico is not the monkey, it might be able to undergo rehabilitation and be released back into the wild.

Biologists will have to decide if it would be preferable to have troublesome Chico adopted if authorities learn that they had been summoned to capture him a second time.