A group of capuchin monkeys has evolved a terrifying new habit on a remote island off the coast of Panama: kidnapping young ...

Capuchin monkeys are mainly known for their intelligence and resourcefulness. However, scientists have come across a strange, new behavior among the primates: child abduction. Per Smithsonian ...

A capuchin named Joker started the apparent trend, leading researchers to suspect "there was something a little quirky about him, or that he was kind of lonely in a way.” ...

Monkey see, monkey do Although animals do sometimes adopt the young of other species that are lost or abandoned, this doesn't seem to be the case here, in part because of the sheer number of babies.

Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a methamphetamine bust in Solano County.

Spider monkeys now safe in new home The three monkeys that Dafar tried to smuggle into the U.S. in June 2022 and July 2023 were not quarantined, the U.S. attorney's office said.

A Texas man was sentenced for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys, ... Baby spider monkey rescued from suspected meth dealer’s home. Now, a new life awaits. May 17, 2025.

A Texas man was busted for trafficking vulnerable Mexican baby spider monkeys, who were too young to be separated from their mothers, into San Diego and selling them on Facebook. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, ...

Man sentenced for illegally trafficking baby spider monkeys across California-Mexico border Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, 33, was sentenced to four months in custody and 180 days home confinement for ...

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- A Texas man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling six Mexican baby spider monkeys into the U.S. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston was sentenced to four months in ...