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 ...

A South Texas zoo that lies at the nexus of animal trafficking and animal rescue thanks to a booming exotic pet trade will ...

The baby Angolan colobus monkey, known for its striking fur, was born Saturday, marking the first birth of the species at ...

Observations of Coiba’s tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the reason for this behavior? Vanessa Crooks Caught in the act! Capuchin monkeys ...

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, ...

New photos show an adorable, rare ‘L’Hoest’ monkey born at Edinburgh Zoo. The baby arrived to parents Sheli and Jamal, after a five month gestation period. The infant is currently unnamed, but keepers ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago just got a whole lot cuter thanks to the arrival of a new baby squirrel monkey! And the best part? You can see this precious new arrival in person starting Friday, July 11, at ...

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 ...

Shame on the Post-Dispatch for publishing a shockingly irresponsible story on monkeys as pets. ("Meet folks who own monkeys, and learn what that's like, " Nov. 12 print edition.) The story states that ...