Many think of monkeys as being really cute, and it's only when they buy one and bring it home that they discover all the problems. For example, instead of breaking branches as in the wild, Bonzo may break the furniture in your living room. Unable to cope, owners abandon their pets. Zoos frequently take such monkeys.
「牠的生物特性，就是比較容易產生問題，並不適合人們豢養」，獼猴知音吳海音說，許多人看小猴子很可愛，買回去才知道問題多多，例如發揮在野外的折枝行為，將家裡的東西破壞，許多人因此養不下去後就亂丟，動物園就常收到被飼主遺棄的猴子。