The search for a pet primate who escaped last week from his habitat in South Carolina was ongoing Sunday, a news release from Colleton County Animal Services said.


 The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office advised residents in a Facebook post Friday that a primate is loose somewhere in the Walterboro area, 48 miles west of Charleston.


The animal’s owner “is attempting to capture it and has called in assistance, the sheriff’s office said.

The monkey, whose name is Bradley, is a 15-year-old Macaque who has lived in Walterboro for the past six years, according to animal services.


 Bradley’s owner and animal services had not been able to locate him as of 10:30 a.m. ET Sunday.


 “Animal Control and the Sheriff’s Office have received numerous tips as to Bradley’s location but because of the attention this situation has caused on social media and news channels, people who are trying to get a look at Bradley are sadly hampering the owner’s efforts to catch him,” animal services Director Laura Clark said.


 Professionals have been hired to help reunite Bradley with his owner, Clark added.