A new black-handed spider monkey (also called Geoffroy’s spider monkey) was born at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo on Dec. 18, the zoo announced in a news release. The baby is currently on display to ...

Spider monkeys are being trafficked from Mexico into Texas at an alarming rate, smuggled across the border much like drugs, wildlife officials say. The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor ...

Watch Melango, the spider monkey, go wild for food! See hand-feeding in action at Prehistoric Pets. A fun look at animal behavior and care. Police arrested a 13-year-old in Washington state who had ...

Brown spider monkeys (Ateles hybridus) are some of the world’s most threatened primates, as deforestation has razed about 85% of their habitat in Colombia. With monkey populations living in patches of ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Animal Care Services said a young spider monkey was discovered wandering a northwest-side neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. ACS said the approximately six-month-old monkey was ...

Wildlife trafficking is one of the largest illegal trades in the world. A baby spider monkey and two rattlesnakes were discovered at the home of a suspect who was busted for methamphetamine during a ...

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 ...

A traffic stop in California’s North Bay area led authorities to search a man’s home and find a spider monkey, rattlesnakes, and over $25,000 worth of methamphetamine. Deputies in Vallejo, about 65 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — A traffic stop in California earlier this month led authorities to search a man’s home, where they found a spider monkey, rattlesnakes and more than $25,000 worth of methamphetamine.

A Northern California drug bust has reportedly led to the rescue of three exotic animals, including a spider monkey now being treated at the Oakland Zoo. Deputies with the Solano County Sheriff's ...

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 ...