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 chimpanzee escaped its zoo enclosure and ventured around the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv before being lured back into the care of zoo staff, who returned it to Kharkiv Zoo on a bicycle.

Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A chimpanzee that escaped from a Ukrainian zoo was returned to the facility on a zookeeper's bike. Officials at the Kharkiv Zoo said the chimpanzee, named Chichi, escaped from the ...

The adventures of Chichi the chimpanzee were shared widely on social media, delighting residents of Kharkiv, a city that has faced ceaseless bombardment by Russian forces.

A chimpanzee who ran away from a Ukrainian zoo was talked into returning after zookeepers offered her a raincoat, a hug and a bike ride. Chichi the chimpanzee escaped Monday from Kharkiv’s zoo ...

A pet monkey was shot in Oklahoma this week after it escaped its owners and attacked a woman, ripping off part of her ear, police said. Brittany Parker told local reporters she was sitting on her ...

A look back in history on whether or not a circus chimpanzee that escaped became the first animal at Zoo Boise.

Three chimpanzees that escaped from their enclosure in a central Sweden animal park and roamed the closed Furuvik zoo north of Stockholm, have been put to sleep.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) ...

Two popular chimpanzees who escaped from a zoo in Colombia, including one who ran away over 15 years ago, were shot dead on Monday, police said. Authorities defended shooting one of the animals by ...

The animals broke out of their enclosure at the Furuvik zoo, which has previously been criticized for lack of security arrangements around the chimpanzees.

FILE - A chimpanzee looks out of his enclosure as visitors trickle into Zoo Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Miami. Three chimpanzees that escaped from their enclosure in a central Sweden animal ...

Three chimpanzees that escaped from their enclosure in a central Sweden animal park and roamed the closed Furuvik zoo north of Stockholm, have been put to sleep. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) ...