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.

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.

A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured before a winter storm slammed the state

Authorities in Missouri overcame a "bananas situation" last week related to a wandering spider monkey wearing ballet attire. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office started receiving reports about the monkey near a local highway on Friday afternoon.

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

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office came to the rescue last Friday when it received a report that a spider monkey was spotted near the intersection of two highways at about 4 p.m. That’s unusual enough,

A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state. “Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office described the apprehension of the primate in a Facebook post.