Two of six spider monkeys illegally brought into California are shown above with their troopmates where they are now living at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. (U.S. Attorney's Office) A Texas man was busted ...

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

The zoo announced Friday that on the morning of Dec. 7, zookeepers discovered Kivuli, the black-and-white colobus monkey, had ...

Between the Old World, which includes Africa and Asia, and the New World, which includes Mexico and Central and South America, there are well over 200 monkey species. Yet, nearly all species of baby ...

Howler infant number 5 on the back of a juvenile capuchin carrier, who is using stone tools at an anvil site in a stream bed. Usually, this behavior in females is described as adoption, thought to be ...

The Dallas Zoo showed off their newest editions last week: tiny little Wilford Brimley-looking baby emperor tamarins born February 1 to Lettie and Roger. The zoo says their father most often carries ...

A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry, ...

Baby chimp Leo got a wonderful greeting from his new friends. Leo, a newly rescued baby chimpanzee, is getting the warmest welcome into his new sanctuary with hugs ...

A Texas man was sentenced to prison for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States, prosecutors announced on Monday.

The property in Perkinston could be just like any other in South Mississippi — a semi-rural, one-story house on several acres of land with a wide front porch, trucks parked on the long driveway, dogs ...

The Detroit Zoo has announced the birth of a baby chimpanzee. The zoo's 34-year-old chimp, Nyani, gave birth to a healthy baby girl on July 4. "Nyani and her newborn are doing exceptionally well as ...