Now that’s a funky monkey. 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 ...

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 the Jefferson County ...

Deputies in Missouri encountered a “bananas” situation when they came face to face with a nearly-naked suspect. But the ...

In an unusual police stop, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said they discovered a spider monkey wearing a pink-colored tutu near Route 21 and Highway M in eastern Missouri. Spider monkeys are ...

The sheriff's office said the small monkey was returned to its caretaker after “careful negotiations and some coaxing." Photos posted on the sheriff's department Facebook page show a deputy kneeling ...

"After negotiations, deputies managed to control the situation without incident," said the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on Facebook.

A spider monkey dressed in a pink tutu, which escaped from a home in Missouri, was captured by deputies just before a winter storm hit.

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 ...

Deputies responding to reports of a subject monkeying around found an actual monkey near a Missouri highway on Friday ...