Two of six spider monkeys illegally brought into California are shown above with their troopmates where they are now living at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. (U.S. Attorney's Office) A Texas man was busted ...

The video follows the full daily routine of two young monkeys as they explore, play, and learn to navigate their environment.

The zoo announced Friday that on the morning of Dec. 7, zookeepers discovered Kivuli, the black-and-white colobus monkey, had ...

Howler infant number 5 on the back of a juvenile capuchin carrier, who is using stone tools at an anvil site in a stream bed. Usually, this behavior in females is described as adoption, thought to be ...

The L.A. Zoo recently welcomed five baby great apes: three chimps, one orangutan and a gorilla. The breeding process can be lengthy and includes tactics like taking primates off birth control and ...

HOUSTON (WJW) – A Texas man was sentenced to prison for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States, prosecutors announced on Monday. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, 33, of Houston, was ...

The Detroit Zoo has announced the birth of a baby chimpanzee. The zoo's 34-year-old chimp, Nyani, gave birth to a healthy baby girl on July 4. "Nyani and her newborn are doing exceptionally well as ...

A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry, ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (KTRK) -- If you didn't think baby monkeys were adorable, you will now! The Taronga Zoo's newest additions, four new squirrel monkeys, graced us with their presence while clinging to ...

The property in Perkinston could be just like any other in South Mississippi — a semi-rural, one-story house on several acres of land with a wide front porch, trucks parked on the long driveway, dogs ...

Baby chimp Leo got a wonderful greeting from his new friends. Leo, a newly rescued baby chimpanzee, is getting the warmest welcome into his new sanctuary with hugs ...

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. Many cultures associate twins with health and vitality, while others see them as a philosophical reminder of the duality of ...