OAKLAND, Calif. (FOX26) — A young female spider monkey is receiving critical care at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued during a traffic stop in Madera County. The California Highway Patrol ...

(Image courtesy Oakland Zoo) On New Year’s Eve, the malnourished female spider monkey was found clinging to a suspected DUI driver in the Central Valley, California Highway Patrol officers said.

A young spider monkey seized during a traffic stop on Monday has now landed safely at the Oakland Zoo, according to the California Highway Patrol. The female spider monkey was discovered by CHP ...

"It will take months and months and months for her to return to a normal body condition," Colleen Kinzley, the Vice President of Animal Care, Conservation and Research at the Oakland Zoo said.

The rescued spider monkey receiving care at Oakland Zoo. Photo courtesy of Oakland Zoo ...

A spider monkey was confiscated by CHP officers during a traffic stop in Madera on Monday. The monkey was malnourished and suffering from an upper respiratory infection, requiring critical care at ...

(Oakland Zoo via Bay City News) A sick spider monkey confiscated from a motorist suspected of driving under the influence was taken by the California Highway Patrol to the Oakland Zoo for treatment.