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.

Sheriff's deputies in Missouri came to the rescue of a spider monkey wearing a pink tutu near a busy highway. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on social media that deputies responded to the area of Highways 21 and M on "reports of a subject monkeying around.

Police called to rescue tutu-wearing escaped monkey - Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office described the situation as ‘bananas’