Mango the monkey was recaptured Sunday after being on the lam for hours in an Innisfil neighbourhood.
The female spider monkey was put in a cage and whisked away after it was captured with help from the Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary tweeted that the pet had escaped Saturday night.
"She was scared by Canada Day fireworks. We settled and lured her home," read tweets on their account. "We caught her this morning and she was turned over to her owners."
People in the neighbourhood stood outside and watched as the little monkey led her owners and police on a cat and mouse chase for nearly four hours.
"I awoke to a monkey in my backyard!" said one incredulous man.
Others in the area were alerted by the presence of South Simcoe Police who were called to the scene after someone spotted the monkey early Sunday.
"We came out and there were police here. They said 'oh there's a monkey loose. I said you've gotta be kidding. How big is it?'" laughed Gina, who didn't want to give her last name. "It was on our fence in our backyard. Just a little tiny skinny guy - well girl."
In a news release titled Mischievous Monkey on the Loose (AKA Mango), South Simcoe Police Sgt. James Buchanan said officers had set up a perimeter to keep an eye on the monkey, feeding it the "odd banana to keep it close."
Buchanan said in the release that Sanctuary staffers were successful in luring the monkey into a cage with food.
"The owner is in possession of Ms. Mango and Innisfil By-Law department will be investigating further this week," the release said.
Earlier, the frantic owners fanned out and scoured the neighbourhood calling the pet's name and trying to entice her with baby bottles filled with what looked like milk.
"Officers going bananas with a monkey on the loose," tweeted South Simcoe Police to notify the public that a primate was in the area. "If this is your Curious George, give us a call."
One of the owners told BarrieToday that the female spider monkey was not dangerous.
