Tara and Marley

Monkeys are cute and resemble humans, but they do not make good pets. Sadly, some monkeys become adults before their human owners will admit that. What happens then? Monkeys raised in captivity do not know what they need to know to survive in the wild, much less become part of a monkey community. The best they could hope for is to live in a shelter that takes their wild nature into account, like Animal Tracks, the same shelter where Frank the Armadillo lives. 

Tara is an aging Hollywood star, relinquished when her animal casting company moved away. Why didn't she go with them? I suspect it's because Tara was 25 years old and no longer as photogenic as she once was. She is 30 now, and still feisty, but totally comfortable with humans. Her monkey companion Marley was raised as a neutered pet. That means his social status among monkeys is pretty low, but he's doing okay at the shelter with Tara.