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.

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 ...

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 ...

Solano County Sheriff's deputies found an 18-month-old spider monkey during a drug-related search at a home in Vallejo. The monkey, later named Violeta, was surrendered to the Oakland Zoo for care.

BASED ON THAT, DEPUTIES SEARCHED THE SUSPECT’S HOME AND THEY SAY THEY FOUND ANOTHER POUND OF METH AND A SPIDER MONKEY. THEY SAY THEY ALSO FOUND TWO RATTLESNAKES. 50 YEAR OLD CLIFFORD VINCENTE ...

Central American Spider Monkey or Geoffroys spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi, single mammal on branch. Image via Depositphotos. This adorable species of monkey is facing the grim reality of ...

Two Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys walking together. This primate is also referred to as black-handed spider monkey or Ateles geoffroyi. Image via depositphotos. Monkeys, with their animated antics and ...

In this commentary, Rosolie writes about a recent experience rescuing a spider monkey, which was struggling to stay afloat in a river. Rosolie describes the moment as one of profound communication.

A cute and funny coloring page of a Geoffroy Spider Monkey. Provides hours of coloring fun for children. To color, this page is very easy. Suitable for little kids and toddlers. Royalty-free licenses ...

The newcomers at the Brookfield Zoo are all Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus, a subspecies of Geoffroy’s spider monkey, which is endangered. Under the Endangered Species Act, any person who ...