( CNN ) -- Ask friends whether they remember the IKEA monkey , and a few may nod tentatively . The backstory : On a chilly December day in 2012 , a small monkey dressed in a faux shearling coat and diaper appeared inside the doors of a Toronto IKEA store . The animal appeared frantic , racing around the parking lot and near the store . It created quite a stir . Photos soon appeared on social media , with memes not far behind . A parody Twitter account quickly gained thousands of followers . The story that emerged left the monkey 's caregiver , a real-estate lawyer named Yasmin Nakhuda , in a tough spot . She had reportedly obtained the Japanese snow macaque , named Darwin , illegally when he was just over a month old . Videos on her YouTube channel provided glimpses of the next seven months , in which she described how often he ate and how much attention he required . But after Darwin 's public escape and appearance , she was fined and forced to hand Darwin over to animal services . Animal services quickly turned him over to the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary . Nakhuda vowed to get Darwin back and filed a lawsuit against the sanctuary . On Friday , a judge ruled against Nakhuda . CBC News reported the judge rejected her argument that Toronto animal services staff duped her and acted illegally by seizing Darwin . The judge also ruled that Nakhuda purchased Darwin knowing that it was illegal and lied by later saying the animal was a gift , CBC News reported . Bronwyn Iler Page became Internet famous when she was first to tweet about Darwin : `` Umm saw a monkey in the ikea parking lot , '' alongside a photo of the wistful-looking monkey in his tiny coat . She still has posted on her Twitter bio , `` I saw the monkey # Ikeamonkey . '' Judging from her newsfeed , Page continues to post about monkeys whenever the opportunity arises . Attorney Kevin D. Toyne said sanctuary volunteers are very happy and relieved with the decision . Toyne said Darwin is making good progress , becoming a young adult macaque instead of a small child .
Darwin the snow macaque wandered into an electronics store in London . Animal Control took the primate to an animal sanctuary . Yasmin Nakhuda sued sanctuary to get pet animals back .