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Darwin has no idea, but at least 20 humans are rooting for the runaway monkey to come home.

Outside a Toronto Animal Services building Wednesday, supporters of owner Yasmin Nakhuda held signs picturing the seven-month-old Japanese macaque.

“We are protesting Animal Services in the way they took Darwin away from us,” said Nakhuda, 43, who will appear in an Oshawa court Thursday in a bid to reclaim the pet she regards like a son. “All they can do is fine me, but they didn’t do that. The way they dealt with us was very cruel and very unfair.”