That's what scientists think after watching a bunch of male white-faced capuchin monkeys walking around with baby howler monkeys clinging to their backs. The perplexing baby-snatchings ...

A baby spider monkey ... like spider monkeys and other nonhuman primates, toward extinction. These animals are often exploited through the exotic pet trade, kept in unsafe, inhumane conditions ...

During a major Northern California drug bust last week, authorities discovered a baby ... spider monkeys. Linares said it’s important for the public to realize that owning exotic pets can ...

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 ...

A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry ...

They are often stolen from the wild, typically by killing the mother and keeping her baby. Since they bite ... These troops include young orphans, older orphans, older ex-pets, and injured but ...

Some of your TikTok feeds might feature the content of Kim Raymond “Ray” Feaste , a Black man who is often seen living his best life with his pet monkey ... donated the baby monkey to him ...

(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 ...

Officers with the California Highway Patrol made an unusual traffic stop in Madera County on Thursday where they found a baby ... old Spider Monkey. Primates are illegal to own as pets in ...

“The driver had a baby monkey attached—or clenched ... importance of sticking with more traditional pets. “Since we don’t have what the monkey needed for feeding, we went with the ...

"The California Department of Fish and Wildlife discourages illegal pet trade," said CHP. California Highway Patrol Madera made an unusual arrest on Monday night and confiscated a spider monkey.