Life-Sized Gorilla Statue Snatched From Antique Store Police aren't monkeying around when it comes to finding the man they believe stole a life-sized gorilla statue from an antique store in the United States. A $US10,000 ($AU14,000) reward is being offered to find the beloved gorilla named 'Murphy', who weighs roughly 200lbs (90kg). Though no one is quite sure how Murphy got caught up in this monkey business, Montgomery County Police Department are confident the public can find his captor. | 10

This is ape-solutely bananas! Police are searching for a man who was caught on video stealing a 6-foot tall gorilla statue from an antique shop in Kensington, Maryland during the early hours of January 4. Surveillance footage from Design Emporium Antiques shows the thief lifting the massive animal statue and loading it into the bed of his pickup truck before driving off. The owner of the store said the statue, named “Murphy,” had previously been sold and was set to be shipped to a client in Afri