This past October, residents of Mount Vernon, a neighborhood in South Africa, heard a commotion and found two troops of vervet monkeys clashing outside a snack shop on their street.

The Claim: Social media users claim multiple vervet monkeys have already been caught in St Louis, sharing photos as proof and suggesting authorities are hiding information about their ownership, ...

Nearly a week after the first reports of monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, and a fruitless search, officials there are shifting focus to find the animals’ owner. Owning a monkey is against the law in ...

WASHINGTON — In the search this week for vervet monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, AI-generated images in social media posts have caused confusion for authorities, according to the St. Louis Health ...

Health officials are urging the public in St. Louis to go through the proper channels to report any credible sightings of vervet monkeys that have been on the loose on the city’s north side for the ...

Monkeys are incredible escape artists, known to break out of research labs and even trucks that crashed on the highway. Private enclosures are also no match for the dexterous and scheming simians.

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Department of Health has called off its search for an unknown number of monkeys said to be roaming around the city. On Monday, Jan. 12, the city shifted its efforts from ...