MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police said that a diaper-wearing monkey who was loose in downtown for several hours after biting a woman on Wednesday morning has been captured.

The monkey business started early when a 20-year-old woman reported being bitten on the thumb as she tried to pet the animal.

The woman said that she was walking by a downtown tavern where a man had the monkey on a leash inside its beer garden. People walking by were petting the monkey.

"There was a guy evidently at the beer garden area of State Street Brats, and he had with him a monkey, and he was allowing people to pet his monkey," said Joel DeSpain, public information officer for the Madison Police Department. "A 20-year-old woman going down the street saw other people petting the monkey, so she reached over to pet the monkey and, lo and behold, the monkey bit her."

The woman suffered four small punctures in her thumb. The woman went to the hospital, where a doctor said the monkey should be tested for diseases. Police immediately launched a monkey-hunt.

Authorities found the man and his monkey within a few hours but the monkey escaped before an animal control officer could arrive. Several hours later, the monkey was captured and quarantined around 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Police said the monkey was wearing a harness and a diaper and is named "Sury."

The animal is currently being held by Madison Police Animal Control, WISC-TV reported.