A spider monkey was spotted in North Bexar County on Monday after escaping last week from Primarily Primates, a local nonprofit animal sanctuary.

Sanctuary staff members chased the ateles geoffroyi, a small, quick and gangly primate, through the Serene and Scenic Hills subdivision but it stayed out of reach in trees. On Monday alone, it had traveled nearly six miles and was last seen heading toward Helotes on Scenic Loop Road.