A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state.

一只穿着粉色芭蕾舞裙的猴子从密苏里州的一户人家中溜出，恰好在冬季风暴席卷该州之前被捕获。



"Bananas" is how the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office described the apprehension of the primate in a Facebook post.

杰斐逊县警长办公室在脸书上发布消息称，捕获这只灵长类动物的过程“颇为离奇”。

The spider monkey was spotted Friday afternoon at the intersection of two highways near the town of Otto, just to the south of the St. Louis area. The monkey had been staying at a nearby home when it managed to open a door and get outside.

这只卷尾猴于周五下午在圣路易斯以南的奥托镇附近两条高速公路的交叉口被发现。当时，这只猴子正待在附近的一户人家里，不知怎地打开了门跑了出去。

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 on the ground before the tutu-clad monkey approached and grabbed his hands.

警长办公室表示，经过“耐心的协商和引诱”后，这只小猴子被送回了饲养员身边。警长部门脸书页面上发布的照片显示，一名副警长跪在地上，随后这只穿着芭蕾舞裙的猴子靠近并抓住了他的手。

The sheriff's office said its a great example of how officers "having to be prepared to handle whatever the job throws at them."

警长办公室表示，这是警察们“必须随时准备应对工作中遇到的一切挑战”的一个绝佳例子。

The timing was fortuitous. A winter storm packing snow and ice hit the region on Saturday, closing roads and sending temperatures plunging.

这次时机颇为凑巧。周六，一场携带着冰雪的冬季风暴袭击了该地区，导致道路封闭，气温骤降。

                                      素材来源：iYuba