Two female spider monkeys that were rescued from trafficking are now finding a home at Springfield's Dickerson Park Zoo.

Spider monkeys rank among the most frequently trafficked wildlife species across the U.S.–Mexico border, according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

(Valley News Live) - A Lisbon, North Dakota family says life with their spider monkey is equal parts “monkey business” and nonstop responsibility — complete with diapers, constant supervision and ...

Two female spider monkeys rescued from the illegal pet trade are now being settled in at Dickerson Park Zoo. The spider monkeys, named Noel and Palenque, were first brought to ...

A growing black market is tearing spider monkey families apart in southern Mexico, where poachers are killing adults and snatching their babies to sell as exotic pets in the United States—often ...

A pet spider monkey broke free of its owner at a beloved fall festival and was running amok in its small South Carolina town until local leaders saved the day with a cup of joe. The teeny primate ...

When spider monkeys want to tell others about the best fruit trees in the forest or ones they've missed, they do so by changing their social groups to share what they know, according to a new study ...

Introduction / Christina J. Campbell -- Morphology and evolution of the spider monkey, genus Ateles / Alfred L. Rosenberger ... [et al.] -- The taxonomic status of spider monkeys in the twenty-first ...

EL PASO, Texas (CNN) - The El Paso Zoo is helping two spider monkeys recover from a traumatic experience in Texas. Officials there said the furry primates were rescued from traffickers at a U.S. port ...

Under human care, these monkeys can live between 25 and 45 years. While it's unknown exactly how old Zoo Boise's spider ...

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 ...