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Justin Bieber's abandoned monkey settles in to its new life at a German wildlife park


Mally the capuchin was seized by Munich customs in March

As Bieber failed to reclaim Mally, ownership was transferred to Germany

The baby monkey will soon join a new family at the park in Hodenhagen


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By SARA MALM
PUBLISHED: 18:37 GMT, 31 May 2013 | UPDATED: 18:37 GMT, 31 May 2013

Not a Belieber: Mally the monkey gives an indication as to his feelings about Justin Bieber's failure to collect him while playing around in his new home

After Justin Bieber failed to reclaim his pet, Mally was sent to the Serengeti-Park, which is home to Germany's only white-headed capuchin family.

The tiny monkey was confiscated at Munich airport when Bieber landed for his European tour.

When Bieber missed the deadline to send the correct documents for Mally, authorities issued an order transferring ownership of the animal to Germany.

Bieber has been under heavy critique from animal experts for keeping such a young monkey as a pet, saying 23-week-old Mally should not have been taken away from his mother until he was a year old.

After spending time at an animal shelter, Mally can now be integrated with others of his species and will no longer have to rely on a teddy for company.

Monkey lost: Justin's monkey was confiscated by customs officials when the star failed to provide the correct documents when he brought him to Munich for his European tour

Ein affe: The capuchin became property of Germany when Bieber missed the deadline to reclaim his pet, a 19th birthday present

much too soon.  mally didn't even reach the age when justin can train him to sing like him.  but maybe it's for the best.  mally might end up with a hairstyle like justin's.  that would have been tragic. 

why the name capuchin?  if there are capuchin monkeys, so are there capuchin monks.

 

omg!  they are called capuchin monkeys because they're supposed to resemble the monks of the capuchin order!

The word capuchin derives from a group of friars named the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an offshoot from the Franciscans, who wear brown robes with large hoods covering their heads. When explorers reached the Americas in the 15th century they found small monkeys who resembled these friars and named them capuchins. (etymology, wikipedia)