Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s ...

OAKLAND, CA — A young spider monkey named Violeta is recovering at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued during a narcotics-related search in Vallejo, part of what zoo officials are calling a ...

An endangered spider monkey found by deputies looking for drugs is doing well at a California zoo, officials reported. The animal’s owner agreed to surrender the monkey, now named Violeta, to ...

The new Tropical Forests primate habitat features an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and ...

Sarmad Ghaled Dafar was sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six, rare baby spider monkeys over the Mexican border and attempting to sell them over Facebook, officials said.

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 ...

An endangered spider monkey now named Violeta settles in at Oakland Zoo after rescue in Vallejo drug bust, California officials say.

Meth, spider monkey, rattlesnakes seized after Bay Area traffic stop, home search Recent spider monkey rescue, now named Violeta, during intake exam at Oakland Zoo’s Veterinary Hospital.

An endangered spider monkey now named Violeta settles in at Oakland Zoo after rescue in Vallejo drug bust, California officials say.

An endangered spider monkey now named Violeta settles in at Oakland Zoo after rescue in Vallejo drug bust, California officials say.