Hangry monkey caught eating mail in Florida subdivision

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Chloe Bryan
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Like many of us, Zeek the monkey has quite the temper when he's hungry.

The Florida monkey escaped from his Sanford home Monday morning, triggering concerned calls to police from nearby residents.

Zeek's crime? He was chowing down on some mail.

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When the police department arrived to bring the monkey home, he showed his dissatisfaction by ripping the molding off a police car.

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Luckily, officers were able to calm him down with a delicious bottle of water.

Don't worry everybody. Zeek the monkey has been captured. Found eating mail. #OnlyInFL http://t.co/wsyHgH8XCE pic.twitter.com/XswjocKpOu— Dion Lim (@DionLimWTSP) September 28, 2015

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