--- description: How she escaped isn't clear title: Escaped Monkey Back in Memphis Zoo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Escaped Monkey Back in Memphis Zoo  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 12, 2015 2:52 PM CUT  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 12, 2015 2:52 PM CUT Sometimes, a monkey’s just got to get out. Zimm, a macaque, is back at home at the Memphis Zoo after escaping on Thursday. She was found at about 9 a.m. on Saturday morning within zoo property. Zimm wasn’t deemed a threat to zoo visitors, and was placed under observation for medical treatment after her recapture. > [](https://twitter.com/MemphisZoo/status/619889749059223552) Her escape attracted a Twitter following and even her [own account](https://twitter.com/Zimm901 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3954786/monkey-escape-memphis-zoo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3954786/monkey-escape-memphis-zoo/"},"headline":"Escaped Monkey Back in Memphis Zoo","datePublished":"2015-07-12T14:52:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:22:01.224Z","description":"How she escaped isn't clear","url":"https://time.com/3954786/monkey-escape-memphis-zoo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","escape","monkey"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tanya Basu","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3954786/monkey-escape-memphis-zoo/","name":"Escaped Monkey Back in Memphis Zoo"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"What Is Killing America's Bears? We Are","description":"Three cubs were rescued from Alaska after their mother and brother were accidentally killed by state wildlife officials. It's one incident in a rising number of human-bear encounters","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/kilXH2dq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-04-13T20:46:31.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kilXH2dq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3954786/monkey-escape-memphis-zoo/","duration":"PT2M43S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3954786/monkey-escape-memphis-zoo/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```