A malnourished spider monkey retrieved from a Rolls Royce during a suspected DUI traffic stop was recovering in Oakland Zoo, the zoo said on Friday 3. “Estimated to be five to six months old, she arrived with an upper respiratory infection and is now receiving critical care,

A baby monkey was rescued by CHP officers earlier this week from a suspected DUI driver in the Central Valley. Primates are illegal to own as pets in California. The tiny monkey is currently living at the Oakland Zoo and receiving vital veterinary care.

Once the monkey is fully recovered, the zoo will work with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wildlife Confiscations Network to find her a home in an accredited zoo or sanctuary, where she can grow up in a troop of other spider monkeys.