A family of Patas monkeys is calling the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens home in Palm Desert, and you can give the baby a name!

(KRON) — A baby monkey was likely abducted from her mother by poachers before she became someone’s illegal exotic pet in California, Oakland Zoo officials told KRON4. The adorable five-month-old ...

The Texas-Mexico border has become a key corridor for the illegal trade in exotic animals, with spider monkeys among the most ...

Officials say the rising trend of spider monkey babies being domesticated is the cause of these aggressive poachers.

A Florida woman was arrested on Monday after getting caught on a security camera stealing an infant monkey from a pet store. Robert's Pet Shop in Homestead, Florida, a city southwest of Miami, was ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago just got a whole lot cuter thanks to the arrival of a new baby squirrel monkey! And the best part? You can see this precious new arrival in person starting Friday, July 11, at ...

In the U.S., rescued spider monkeys are being cared for at facilities like the Gladys Porter Zoo in Texas, while the ...

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern ...

Keepers found that Peter Rabbit the baby monkey was dehydrated and had low blood sugar and a skull fracture, and are helping the animal make a full recovery Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.