A barbary macaque monkey escaped from his cage at Edinburgh Zoo on Saturday morning only to be discovered at a hotel one mile away.

Yousef, the four-year-old male, scaled an electric fence and explored the zoo grounds for a bit before heading into Edinburgh.

Breed experts say that the monkey posed no threat to the public as he negotiated weekend traffic on a busy road to reach the hotel, where he was finally captured.

Yousef was caught by his keepers on the roof of the Edinburgh Capital Hotel.

Yousef's escape comes just four months after five other barbary macaque monkeys escaped their cage at Edinburgh Zoo.