'Vern is very protective of the younger monkey and would not have let him go without a fight,' said Hannah Schroeder, the head zookeeper at Wright Park Zoo in Dodge City.
Kansas zoo officials say a monkey that sustained injuries while trying to protect his son during a suspected break-in this month is recovering well after the incident.
It was quickly identified as a young capuchin Monkey called Pickett, who was given back to staff and safely returned to the enclosure after being checked by vets.
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