Not Africa, but Denizli! Look at the animal he encountered in the forest while searching for mushrooms.

Not Africa, but Denizli! Look at the animal he encountered in the forest while searching for mushrooms.

31.03.2026 12:53

A citizen who went to the forest to collect mushrooms in Denizli unexpectedly encountered a monkey. While those moments were captured on a mobile phone camera, the fleeing monkey is being searched for everywhere by the teams.

A citizen who went to collect mushrooms in the forest in Denizli found a monkey. The escaped monkey is being searched for everywhere.

SHOCKED TO SEE THE MONKEY IN FRONT OF HIM

Nizamettin Yiğit, who went to the forested area in the Çamlık region of Pamukkale district to search for morel mushrooms, experienced great astonishment when he encountered the monkey. Yiğit immediately reported the situation to the Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) teams and made efforts to keep the animal in sight until the teams arrived.

FED THE MONKEY

Thinking that the monkey might be hungry, Yiğit fed the animal with the bagel he had with him, both entertaining and feeding it. The communication established by the citizen with the monkey in a short time and the recording of those moments drew attention.

THE ESCAPED MONKEY IS BEING SEARCHED FOR

The teams that arrived in the area made efforts for a long time to catch the monkey but were unsuccessful. It was learned that efforts to capture the escaped monkey are ongoing.

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