Alcoholic Monkey beats Addiction
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Getting away from the grip of liquor addiction is never simple, and it unquestionably wasn't for Nicolas, who needed to go on anti-depressants to adapt to the withdrawal side effects.
Be that as it may, thanks to the fortunate help of a Chilean treatment centre, he has at long last been able to return to what he specialises in: being a monkey.
Nicolas, a tufted capuchin monkey, was abused while held in captivity by his owners who are known businesspeople in Santiago, the capital of the Chile. They entertained themselves by showing him how to smoke cigarettes and giving him liquor to drink.
"They liked to see his reactions when he drank. He became more aggressive, and that made them laugh," said veterinarian Nicole Rivera Helbig.
Nicolas, whose owners had his fangs removed, was made to drink so regularly that he eventually became addicted to it.
Today the little chestnut monkey, who gets camera-bashful when anyone tries to film him, is one of around 150 trafficked creatures recovered from different types of cruelty at the Primate Rehabilitation Centre in Penaflor, found near the border of Santiago.
After undergoing an intensive recovery program like the ones human addicts experience, he is currently in recuperation. In any case, this is not an isolated circumstance.
"Alcohol, cigarettes and drugs are the most common things (abusive owners) give to monkeys, because they see it as a game," said Rivera.
One monkey was even taught to take jewellery from clueless individuals in the city, while another, a maturing female, was subjected to hormone medications in a research centre.
With lavish trees and plants that look to emulate the monkeys' indigenous habitat, the rehab centres today boasts a huge range of cope of animal categories, from the awkward insect monkey to the slight squirrel monkey.
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