Everything You Need To Know About The Ikea Monkey

MONKEA GATE 2012.

1. Last night, news spread that there was a monkey roaming around an Ikea in Toronto, Canada.

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2. Not just any monkey, though. A super-stylish monkey wearing THIS SEASON’S shearling coat.

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3. The unnamed monkey is 7 months old, and no one was really sure how it got there. Or why it was wearing such a great coat.

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4. But it looked adorable and was walking around the parking lot.

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5. This girl SAW THE MONKEY.

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6. Then some other girl was all, “Did anyone lose their monkey at Ikea?”

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7. And a meme was born.

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15. A Twitter parody account was made too:

Ikea Monkey @IKEAmonkey Follow

just passed by a mirror and HOLY COW HOW CUTE AM I

1:49 AM - 10 Dec 12

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way overdressed for this animal shelter

2:32 AM - 10 Dec 12

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Ikea Monkey @IKEAmonkey Follow

update: there's a cat giving me weird looks... what do I do

4:17 AM - 10 Dec 12

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Ikea Monkey @IKEAmonkey Follow

update III: made friends with a schnoodle, planning a long con to get out of this joint

5:23 AM - 10 Dec 12

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Ikea Monkey @IKEAmonkey Follow

update II: other animals still very confused

5:21 AM - 10 Dec 12

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Ikea Monkey @IKEAmonkey Follow

ahhh it's been such a wild ride being a part of the ZEITGEIST today u know #stillrelevant #socialmedia

5:20 AM - 10 Dec 12

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21. Turns out the owners eventually came forward and were fined for owning a prohibited animal.

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22. But we can never forget the monkey that burst into our hearts and made us love tiny shearling coats again.

23. Good-bye, monkey. See you in another Ikea…maybe…hopefully.

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Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QILiHiTD3uc.