In the wild, spider monkeys are taken care of by their mother for their first two years of life, he said. People who take them as illegal pets often underestimate the level of constant attention ...

California Highway Patrol officers were floored by the 'next level monkey business' they discovered inside a speeding ...

It is illegal to own primates as pets in the state of California and the poor condition of the young spider monkey is a prime example of why, zoo officials said. “Primate infants, like this ...