Monkey in coat

Shoppers at the IKEA store in Toronto were shocked to spot a monkey dressed in a coat roaming the car park on Sunday, The Telegraph reported.

IKEA customer and Toronto resident Bronwyn Page was among the shoppers who caught a glimpse of the debonair creature.

Toronto police have said the seven-month-old monkey, named Darwin, escaped from its owner and managed to find his way outside.

The monkey is said to be in good health and is in the agency's care.

"There was a group of people around and a little thing on the ground... at first I didn't know what kind of animal it was or what it was and I was like 'oh my gosh, that's a monkey,'" said Ms Page.

She said she first thought the monkey was fake, but quickly learned otherwise as the animal began darting around the crowd and screaming.

"This is so bizarre. Like why is there a monkey at Ikea? Like I never expected to see that. I was pretty shocked," she added.

She said onlookers eventually managed to get Darwin inside and authorities were called to the scene to capture it.