Deputies in Missouri encountered a “bananas” situation when they came face to face with a nearly-naked suspect. But the suspect — a spider monkey dressed in a tutu — was no match for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

An escaped spider monkey in a pink tutu was rescued on the side of a Missouri highway after running up to a sheriff’s deputy and tugging on his pant leg in search of help.

A spider monkey on the loose was safely rescued by officers with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Friday afternoon.

A malnourished spider monkey retrieved from a Rolls Royce during a suspected DUI traffic stop was recovering in Oakland Zoo, the zoo said on Friday 3. “Estimated to be five to six months old, she arrived with an upper respiratory infection and is now receiving critical care,

A baby spider monkey discovered by the California Highway Patrol this week is in critical condition, but the Oakland Zoo hopes she will make a full recovery.

A malnourished spider monkey was rescued from a DUI suspect’s Rolls Royce and is now recovering at Oakland Zoo, with authorities addressing both DUI and illegal exotic pet possession charges.