Sanctuary where Ikea monkey lives to auction off Ricky Gervais guitar

Comedy star Ricky Gervais has donated a signed guitarto an Ontario primate sanctuary that houses the Ikea monkey.

Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, northeast of Toronto, is nowauctioning off the instrument on eBay.ca, with bids set to close onJan. 14 at 9 p.m. ET.

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Gervais, a well-known animal lover, used the guitar duringfilming of the upcoming comedy, "Special Correspondents," inToronto.

The sanctuary in Sunderland, Ont., says proceeds from the salewill help build a new enclosure for Darwin, a.k.a. the Ikea monkey,and new roommates Cody and Pugsley.

Darwin has been living at the sanctuary for three years. A courtplaced him there after he was found wandering outside a Toronto Ikeastore wearing a shearling coat in an incident that went viral.

Cody and Pugsley, who are male Rhesus macaque monkeys, will beDarwin's first roommates. They are set to arrive this month from atransplant research lab at a Canadian university.

Gervais, who is slated to host the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday,wrote, directed and stars in "Special Correspondents."