Deep in the forests of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a story of animal intelligence and social cooperation has unfolded over the last decade. Researchers studying Geoffroy’s spider monkeys have ...

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern Mexico and selling them as pets on social media platforms in the United ...

The Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to four juvenile spider monkeys that were rescued from an illegal smuggling attempt. Zoo officials said the two males and two females were ...

VALLEJO — An endangered species was uncovered after yet another traffic stop in California. This time, a spider monkey was found after a drug bust near Vallejo. The Solano County Sheriff's Office says ...

THANK YOU. THE HENRY DOORLY ZOO IS NOW HOME TO FOUR NEW MEXICAN SPIDER MONKEYS. WHILE THE ADDITION IS WELCOME, THE ANIMALS WERE RESCUED FROM AN ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING OPERATION. YEAH, THEY WENT ...

Spider monkeys live in fluid social groups that split and reform, allowing information about food sources to spread across the population. By moving between subgroups, individual monkeys help create a ...