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 ...

Spider monkeys possess a sophisticated social system, sharing "insider knowledge" about the best fruit trees in the forest rather than foraging randomly, new research has found. Scientists discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo has welcomed three cute new residents — a trio of young Mexican spider monkeys who have joined ...

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 ...

The Salisbury Zoo welcomes two new black-handed spider monkeys, Sadie and Ripley, from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. The mother-daughter duo joins resident male spider monkey, Rozindi, to form a troop.

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 ...

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 ...

A Texas man will spend months in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking six endangered spider monkeys, according to federal prosecutors. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, 33, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced ...

Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo has welcomed three cute new residents — a trio of young Mexican spider monkeys who have joined longtime resident spider monkey Izzy, the city said in a news release.