To the editor: The recent case of a young spider monkey rescued during a drug bust in Vallejo highlights the urgent need to ban the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in this country (“Baby spider ...

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern Mexico and selling them as pets on social media platforms in the United ...

The Oakland Zoo has a new, adorable, bug-eyed friend: Violeta, the spider monkey. The local Sheriff's department rescued her during a narcotics-related search in Vallejo, California. Veterinarians at ...

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

ST. LOUIS – At the Saint Louis Zoo in Primate Canopy Trails, a series of walkways and paths take visitors up close with four new, endangered spider monkeys. “We have Ozomatli, Chico, Xochitl, and Cula ...

Prairie Village recently allowed one resident to keep her new monkey. But the new rules leave the owner feeling frustrated: ...

(KRON) — A baby spider monkey who was rescued during a bizarre DUI traffic stop in California is recovering well at the Oakland Zoo, veterinarians said Friday. Zoo officials named the tiny monkey ...

A baby spider monkey is starting a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County earlier this month. On May 6, Solano County ...

The zoo said the species is endangered and faces threats including "habitat loss, deforestation and climate change." ...

Five spider monkeys rescued from traffickers are settling in at a Midwest zoo after 18 months of rehabilitation, officials announced. Currently behind the scenes at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, these ...

Now that’s a funky monkey. An escaped spider monkey in a pink tutu was rescued on the side of a Missouri highway after running up to a sheriff’s deputy and tugging on his pant leg in search of help.