Female Spider Monkeys Are Being Killed So Poachers Can Sell Their Offspring on TikTok

Officials say the rising trend of spider monkey babies being domesticated is the cause of these aggressive poachers.
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You May Want to Rethink Adopting a Pet Monkey

A growing black market is tearing spider monkey families apart in southern Mexico, where poachers are killing adults and ...

Texas border sees big spike in baby spider monkey trafficking

The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor for the illegal trade in exotic animals, with spider monkeys among the most ...
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Central Florida Zoo rescues 3 baby spider monkeys from wildlife trafficking, zoo officials say

>> THERE ARE THREE NEW ANIMALS IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO IN SANFORD THAT ARE EXCITED TO MEET YOU. >> TODAY IS WHEN THE THREE NEW INFANT MEXICAN SPIDER MONKEYS ARE THERE. THERE WERE GREAT -- THEY WERE ...

Poachers are killing families of spider monkeys, kidnapping their babies and selling them to Americans on social media

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern ...