Highway Patrol officers uncover ‘next level monkey business’ after motorist found to have baby primate in vehicle when pulled over for speeding in central California. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers received a surprise on Monday during a routine traffic stop when they pulled over a speeding driver and found a baby spider monkey wearing a pink polkadot onesie sitting in his car.
The officers noticed the white 2022 Rolls Royce Ghost travelling at “excessive speed” as it headed north of Avenue 17 on Highway 99 through Madera County and ordered the driver to pull over to the curb. More surprisingly, Mohamed was also found to have the one-month-old primate in the vehicle, also an offense under state law.
“The monkey was safely taken by Animal Control where he will receive the proper care. Some next-level monkey business!. “The driver was booked at the Madera County Jail and is facing several charges, including possession of an exotic animal.”. The post was accompanied by a video of Marcel swaddled in a blue blanket and eating pulped fruit from a plastic spoon, clearly immensely enjoying being cared for by the department’s director Amy Toler.
“It was just a matter of keeping the monkey warm against me with a blanket,” Toler told the LA Times. “We fed it mashed banana and gave it water. It did have a diaper that was changed.”. In an update to its original New Year’s Eve post, the CHP explained that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) had since taken possession of the animal and delivered it to Oakland Zoo “for appropriate care” by the facility’s expert zookeepers.
