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 ...

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 ...

A young spider monkey named Violeta is enjoying her new home at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued alongside rattlesnakes during a drug bust last month.

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 ...

An endangered female spider monkey was rescued in California after a drug-related search in Vallejo, California. Court lifts block on Trump order to strip federal workers of union rights 'He never ...

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 ...

Languages: English. An 18-month-old spider monkey named Violeta has been rescued during a narcotics-related search warrant executed at a Vallejo, California, home on May 7. The young primate was ...

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 ...