A spider monkey found in a Rolls Royce during a DUI traffic stop in California is recovering at the Oakland Zoo. The spider monkey, a critically endangered species and illegal to own as a pet, was severely malnourished and in critical condition.
A severely malnourished spider monkey found in a Rolls Royce in central California during a DUI traffic stop is now under care at the Oakland Zoo but has a long road of recovery ahead.There are signs of recovery and healing for a severely malnourished spider monkey found in a bizarre DUI case Monday night.
'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.Spider monkey confiscated during CA traffic stop of Rolls Royce Ghost The driver was caught speeding, driving under the influence and he also had a spider monkey, a critically endangered species and illegal to own as a pet in California. 'It's really horrible, it will traumatize her for the rest of her life, she'll never be able to live a normal life as a spider monkey, she'll never have the family bonds that she would have had if she was able to stay with her family,' Kinzley said.But she is considered a 'critical case' and Kinzley says she has a long road of recovery ahead. 'She has not received proper nutrition, she would still be nursing with her mother for two years, we estimate that she's somewhere between five to six months old but she's so emaciated, it makes it so difficult to accurately judge the age of the baby,' Kinzley said. The spider monkey came in malnourished, with an abnormal coat and skin and suffering from an upper respiratory infection.Briar, the four to five-week-old mountain lion cub, was found alone in El Dorado County and taken to the Oakland Zoo'In our quarantine area of the hospital, we have to be very careful about masks, gloves, suiting up, because we don't want to give her, even a cold virus at this point could kill her,' Kinzley said. The zoo says on Saturday she will have an exam under anesthesia so they can more thoroughly assess her conditio
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