The Peoria Zoo is mourning the loss of Butch, a black-handed spider monkey and the oldest known member of his species, who was born in 1973 and lived at the zoo since 1981.

The Peoria Zoo's playful patriarch nearly doubled his expected life span, leaving a legacy as a beloved member of the menagerie.

Violeta the adorable spider monkey has come out of quarantine at the Oakland Zoo, where she’s being cared for after she was ...

A San Antonio woman was arrested June 6 after federal authorities discovered two infant spider monkeys hidden inside a bag in ...