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’

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.

Deputies responding to reports of a subject monkeying around found an actual monkey near a Missouri highway on Friday afternoon, officials said. The spider monkey, wearing what th

Screenshot from Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Facebook Police officers in Missouri got a rare call when an escaped spider monkey shows up in a pink tutu. Now this situation is just bananas! Escaped Spider Monkey In A Pink Tutu Begs For Help The NY Post shared that police received a call regarding an animal complaint.

Deputies recovered an escaped spider monkey that was wearing a tutu. Deputies responded to a highway for reports of a monkey on the loose in Jefferson County, Missouri. When they arrived, they found the tutu-wearing spider monkey.