According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the male and female spider monkeys were inside of a pet carrier and were ...

Two people are facing federal animal smuggling charges after they were caught attempting to bring a Mexican spider monkey into the country on Sunday, April 6. Angel Arturo-Hernandez and Ashile Yaleei ...

The Oakland Zoo has rescued a baby spider monkey after authorities found her in a drug bust earlier this month. They named the infant Violeta, who zoo staff say is in decent health and around 18 ...

A Texas man was busted for trafficking vulnerable Mexican baby spider monkeys, who were too young to be separated from their mothers, into San Diego and selling them on Facebook. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, ...

The Oakland Zoo is taking care of a female spider monkey seized Thursday by the Solano County Sheriff's Office during a narcotics raid in Vallejo. Named Violeta by zoo staff, she's reportedly about 18 ...

An infant spider monkey in a "heavily soiled diaper" has been captured safely after witnesses spotted him running through a Northwest Side neighborhood. Animal Care Services says it arrived at the ...

A small island drifting in the Homosassa River has become home to a group of spider monkeys with a view of passing boats and manatees. Historic Monkey Island, often nicknamed "Florida’s Mini Alcatraz, ...