An 18-month-old spider monkey named Violeta has been rescued during a narcotics-related search warrant executed at a Vallejo, California, home on May 7. The young primate was surrendered by her owner ...

Thinking about acquiring a monkey to keep as an adorable pet? Think carefully ... "We're looking for a baby monkey to love and spoil," writes one woman from Orlando, Florida, on an electronic ...

March 13 (UPI) --Authorities in Peru apprehended an unusual burglary suspect responsible for ransacking multiple homes -- an escaped pet monkey ... capped capuchin monkey was captured in an ...

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Not only is it illegal to own primates as pets in California, but it’s also especially frowned upon to possess baby spider monkeys. The species is endangered, and infants require constant ...

Plus, researchers could hear adult howler monkeys calling back and forth with the infants, who would sometimes try to crawl away. Camera footage showed one occasion when an adult howler came and tried ...

To the editor: The recent case of a young spider monkey rescued during a drug bust in Vallejo highlights the urgent need to ban the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in this country (“Baby ...

At least 19 baby Mexican ... care to the monkeys. Although the monkeys can be legally purchased, Burchfield suggested they are not the ideal choices for owning as pets as they are most likely ...

Found malnourished and in diapers, the baby monkeys faced a long road to recovery. Three of them, captured together in ... to highlight the illegal exotic pet trade and the threat it poses to ...

March 13 (UPI) --Authorities in Peru apprehended an unusual burglary suspect responsible for ransacking multiple homes -- an escaped pet monkey ... California resident captured video of a mother ...